Dreams of the Strong
1985, Korean. Directed by Shin Seung-soo.
Il-bong was utterly defeated as a wrestling athlete. He decides against returning to his hometown and stays in Seoul. As he wanders the street, going from job to job, someone recommends him to become an actor. But the acting roles that are waiting Il-bong are in adult movies. At the set, Il-bong meets Ae-ja and falls in love with her. They give up the adult films and Ae-ja gets pregnant. Because they are desperately poor, Ae-ja has a miscarriage and Il-bong curses his incompetence. The two decide to part for one year. During that time, Il-bong becomes a male prostitute and makes a ferocious amount of money. But he has become tough without realizing it. After the year is over, Il-bong goes to their promised meeting place but Ae-ja is nowhere to be seen. Il-bong wails to the city.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 19 November 1985
- Original title
- 장사의 꿈
- Written by
- Shin Seung-soo
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Dreams of the Strong runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Dreams of the Strong isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 November 1985. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Dreams of the Strong?
Dreams of the Strong (1985) was directed by Shin Seung-soo and stars Yim Sung-min, Geum Bo-ra, Kim In-mun.