Shark: The Beginning (2021)

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A boy who never knew how to fight back.

A bullied teenager who is locked up at a juvenile detention center due to an unexpected accident, meets a mixed martial arts champion to break through his own limits.

• Released: 2021-11-26
• Genres: Action, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 116 votes

Directed by Johnny Chae.

Top cast

• Kim Min-seok as Cha Woo-sol
• Wi Ha-jun as Jeong Do-hyeon
• Jung Won-chang as Bae Seok-chan
• Lee Jae-kyoon as An Hyun-min
• Bae Myeong-jin as Lee Won-joon
• Lee Jung-hyun as Han Seong-yong
• Cha Yeob as Jeong Sang-hyub
• Shin Min-jae as Min Jong-tae
• Lee Hyun-wook as Hyeon Woo-yong
• Lee Eun-jae as Yoon Ji-hee

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Shark: The Beginning

• United States: watch free on Fandango at Home Free, Tubi TV; rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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