The Descendants of Hong Gil Dong (The Righteous Thief / Hongkildongui Huye /홍길동의 후예)

SK Telecom presents

In association with Benex Digital Cultural Contents Fund

Stone Bridge Capital KTH

An Another Life Company production In association with SlO Film

We think of ethics Executive Producers Jeong Man-won, Oh She-yeon, Seol won-hui

as a universal spirit that reflects the times.

But ethics are oftentimes controlled and used by specific groups lnvestment Supervisor Choi kyoo-hwan

in the context of a ruling ideology. Producers/ Ham Jung-yub, Lim Seung-yong, Bae Sung-eun

Lee Beom-soo

Kim Soo-ro

Seong Dong-il

Lee Si-yeong

Park ln-hwan Kim Ja-ok

In our next class, we'll delve more deeply

into the various methods of interpreting ethics.

Hey, Gyeongman.

You shouldn't sleep in class.

You get an F.

Something smells fishy. What are you up to, Muhyeok?

Didn't I tell you to call me Mr. Hong in school?

Okay. Anyway, Mr. Hong. Let me join you, huh?

You're still just a kid. Go study.

Director Jeong Yong-ki

- Hello. - Hello, ma'am.

I'm such a big fan.

Thank you.

Ow.

Oh my! I'm sorry.

Women's Restroom Out of Order

How to Survive in the Economic Jungle

Target acquired.

Goodbye, my darling!

It's show time!

- What the heck? - All staff to the 7th floor!

Attention, everyone! There's a fire in the building,

so we'll have to end the book signing!

But it's nothing serious,

so please stay calm and exit the building slowly.

Don't run! Please maintain order!

Staff, open the exits!

Good work!

Hong Gildong

THE RlGHTEOUS THlEF

You're home early.

Wash your hands and come to dinner.

Shouldn't you be at your late night study?

You left me out again.

How could you?

Dad. When can I start doing fieldwork?

You can start after you graduate.

I'm against it.

At least one person in the family should lead a normal life.

Mom!

See?

- Anyway, dear. - Yes?

Can't we have ribs in the future?

A man needs meat in order to work, not fish.

No one's forcing you to eat.

Hey! I'll eat.

You're unbelievable, wearing a suit and sunglasses

to do a little thing like copying fingerprints.

You know I'm a big fan of James Bond.

The times are hard enough

without that bastard leeching off of people.

It's money he laundered for bribery.

He pretends to be an upstanding businessman,

but he's involved in lots of shady deals.

I robbed his father once, and the wealthy are all alike.

There isn't a good apple among them.

That dirty thief!

If you haven't noticed, we're the thieves, mom.

He's a bad thief,

and we're good ones.

Why is everyone so sensitive?

Let's eat.

This is delicious.

That's right. we're a family of thieves.

Except for me.

Shunned by society as a bastard child,

our ancestor followed his lofty ambitions

and became a thief.

Get him!

He's over there!

His bravery and valor were legendary.

And thanks to his contempt for evil and kindness to the poor,

he became a hero of the people.

His story was even turned into a novel,

and it became a hallmark of Chosun dynasty literature.

Once the icon of an era, the hero now lies

forgotten on his deathbed.

My dream of righting the wrongs of this world

was an elusive one.

It is my greatest regret that my dream has not been fulfilled.

Father! I will follow in your footsteps!

Are you sure, my son?

Yes, father.

Then listen closely to my instructions

and follow them with your life.

Yes, father.

First, you must never steal from the poor.

Second,

you must use what you have stolen for the poor.

You must not use it to satisfy your petty desires.

Seventh,

under no circumstances are you to reveal the secret of our family.

Do you understand?

Yes, father.

But I caught you red-handed! You are so sloppy.

That's all I have to say for now. Now, try that again.

You can't just poke at it like that!

For crying out loud!

My ancestor's lofty spirit and ambitions

were transmitted faithfully to us.

Chanhyeok's pretty good.

He'll make an excellent thief.

Didn't you hear mom?

I'm against it, too, so don't put any ideas into his head.

I am training hard in preparation

for the day when I am allowed to join my brother in the field

In order to uphold my ancestor's lofty ambitions.

Muhyeok...

What do you think you're doing?

Well... it's on-the-job training.

I have to keep practicing, or I'll have a hard time on the field.

It's all right, Muhyeok.

It belongs to a cocky bastard named Yongsik.

He's always showing off his wealth.

See? Look how much money he's carrying around.

I wasn't going to spend it on myself.

Showing off money doesn't make him bad.

Being rich isn't a sin!

Muhyeok!

What do you think you're doing? We're in school!

You threw me a telepathic message as you passed by me.

No, I didn't...

Umm... Pay no attention to me

and continue what you were doing.

Hey, Yeonhwa!

Yeonhwa!

He's a thief, a teacher,

and he has a hot girlfriend?

I'm so jealous!

Wow! What in the world is all this?

It's Taekwon V!

I say, you have a very unusual hobby for a grown man.

Huh! Look at this!

You even collect teddy bears!

Mr. Song, if you shake it like that and damage it,

you'll be docked pay for at least a year.

They've got dozens of these in my apartment recycle bin.

Then how much is this tiny robot?

I wouldn't mess with that.

That's worth about three years of your salary.

That's quite a pretty penny.

A man's home should be his castle,

but you can't touch anything here.

And what's with your outfit?

Is there a special reason you're wearing them?

Not really.

Anyway, how many times has it been?

What do you mean?

Jeez. Don't play stupid with me.

I know that thief Hong Gildong only robs from you.

That can't be.

So you came here to find that fictitious thief, Mr. Prosecutor?

Not really.

Have you heard of a prosecutor named Park Suhyeon?

He was investigating you for bribing government officials

when he was given the sack.

Oh, I remember him.

He and I were college buddies.

After he was fired, he began drowning his sorrows with alcohol

and died of liver cancer the other day.

Oh my.

I would have sent my condolences had I known.

I'm sure.

Anyway, he called me to his deathbed

and asked me to avenge him.

To show the world that justice still exists.

So it looks like you and l are going to be

rubbing elbows quite a bit,

and I thought it would only be polite to forewarn you.

Rub elbows?

Quite a bit?

Jeez! This place is like a palace!

Let's go.

So, did you declare war?

Of course.

How did he react?

I'm sure he wasn't too pleased.

You have an unusual way of doing things, prosecutor.

It would have been hard enough to investigate him in secret.

He's a prosecutor at the Seoul Office

with a reputation for being a hard ass.

Try throwing him a bone.

Yes, sir.

Have you learned anything about Hong Gildong?

Mr. Jeong is looking into it right now.

There's a rat in the house.

A rat that's gnawing at my skin.