Scout (2007 Film)

Scout (Korean: 스카우트; RR: Seukawooteu) is a 2007 South Korean comedy-drama film directed and written by Kim Hyun-seok. Set in 1980, the film blends sports, romance, and historical drama, using the backdrop of a high-stakes college baseball recruiting mission to explore the atmosphere of the Gwangju Uprising.

Scout movie poster — Official promotional poster for the film Scout.

Plot

The story follows Ho-chang (played by Im Chang-jung), a staff member for a university baseball team. While hoping for a peaceful vacation, he is instead tasked with a high-pressure assignment: to recruit Dong-yeol (Lee Gun-joo), a highly sought-after high school baseball prodigy. Ho-chang travels to Gwangju to secure the recruit, only to find himself competing against rival university scouts.

His mission becomes increasingly complicated as he encounters his former girlfriend, Se-young (Uhm Ji-won), and deals with her hostile partner. Facing resistance from the player's parents and rumors that rival teams have already secured the recruit, a desperate Ho-chang resorts to kidnapping the young athlete to ensure his team wins the recruitment battle.

Cast

The film features an ensemble cast led by Im Chang-jung and Uhm Ji-won.

Im Chang-jung as Ho-chang
Uhm Ji-won as Se-young
Park Chul-min as Seo Gon-tae
Baek Il-seob as Dong-yeol's father
Yang Hee-kyeong as Dong-yeol's mother
Lee Gun-joo as Dong-yeol
Kim Hee-won as Byung-hwan

Production

Directed by Kim Hyun-seok, the film was produced with a budget of approximately US$ 3.6 million. It was distributed by CJ Entertainment and released in South Korea on November 15, 2007. The film has a runtime of 94 minutes.

Scene from the film — A scene featuring the characters in the film.