title: Birth of a Man
text: # Birth of a Man
  
  Birth of a Man (Korean: 남자 태어나다; RR: Namja Tae-eonada) is a 2002 South Korean film starring Jung Joon, Hong Kyung-in and Yeo Hyun-soo.
  
  ## Production
  
  The team was helped by a legendary Korean boxer Hong Soo-hwan regarding the boxing scenes in the film.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Jung Joon as Jang Dae-seong
  * Hong Kyung-in as Lim Man-goo
  * Yeo Hyun-soo as Kim Hae-sam
  * Lee Won-jong
  * Kim Sa-rang as Sa-rang
  * Lee Jae-yong as Mr. Choi
  
  ## Plot
  
  To accomplish the 99-year-old grandfather's dream of sending young people to university, three men practice boxing to enroll as a boxing student for university.
  
  ## Reception
  
  The film was pulled out in a day from theaters citing low performances despite being well received by 10,000 people in its test screening. The decision to pull out only in a day was criticized, and some even made an internet community for the movie to be offered more screenings.
  
  