# Tough as Iron (2013)

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**Original title**: *깡철이*
**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Drama, Action
**Directed by**: Ahn Kwon-tae
**Written by**: Ahn Kwon-tae
**Starring**: Yoo Ah-in, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Jung-tae, Kim Seung-o, Jung Yu-mi, Lee Si-eon

> *Bound and determined.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You train for blood not trophies in Busan’s underground gyms. Gang-cheol guards a quiet life till the hospital demands more than his fists earn. Sang-gon slides a contract across the table promising just enough cash, no questions asked. The gym’s neon hums like a lie.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, outsider, raw

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