Premise: The Foul King () is a 2000 South Korean comedy-drama film, written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. It was Kim's second feature-length film after "The Quiet Family". Like the director's debut film, "The Foul King" also stars Song Kang-ho, this time as an incompetent bank clerk who takes up a career in professional wrestling, adopting the moniker "The Foul King" in the ring.
Hypothesis: "The Foul King" is based on a true story.