A Better Tomorrow
Though he flatly refused when first approached to direct a remake of John Woo's Hong Kong noir classic "A Better Tomorrow", Song eventually decided to make a South Korean version revolving around brotherhood and North Korean defectors. "A Better Tomorrow" (also known as "Invincible", 2010) starred Song Seung-heon, Joo Jin-mo, Kim Kang-woo, and Jo Han-sun, and director Song described the film as a drama more than an action film, "propelled by the emotional interaction between the characters, and the action is there to heighten and express the dramatic tension."