Save Me (2017)

Sypnosis

Im Sang-mi (Seo Ye Ji )and her family move from Seoul to the suburb of Muji County, after her father's business fails.

The religious cult Goseonwon has most of the county in its grasp, with a large number of followers. The cult disguises itself as a peaceful church but dark secrets, torture, violence and murder lurk underneath. With dark and mischievous intentions, fooling their followers.

Sang-mi's brother Sang-jin, who is limping since birth, is mercilessly bullied and assaulted at school. Because he can no longer take it, he commits suicide by jumping off his school building. This tears Sang-mi's family apart. Sang Mi's mother soon looses her sanity, causing Sang Mi’s hatred for the religious cult who she blames for her mothers poor condition.

Taking advantage of their fragile state, the cult's leader lures her parents into Goseonwon. Despite Sang-Mi's repeated objections of something wrong with the cult, her father is fully brainwashed. With him in the clutches of the cult and her mother mentally unstable, Sang-mi is trapped and unable to escape.

Three years later, her classmate Han Sang-hwan, the son of the county chief who is now a law student, and his two friends Jung-hoon and Man-hee have a chance encounter with Sang-mi. She whispers to them, "Save me." Sang-hwan, determined to right the wrongs of his past, grows determined to save her and expose the cult to the county. He is joined by Dong-chul, Jung-hoon and Man-hee in his mission, unaware that the cult is just the tip of the iceberg. Using their abilities, the characters try to outwit each other in the tug of war over Sang-mi. 

 

Cast & Character

Main

• Ok Taec-yeon as Han Sang-hwan the only son of a corrupt Politician, who tries to save Sang-mi from the cult. Having power and wealth, he uses it to break into the cult but finds a darker secret lurking inside it.
• Seo Yea-ji as Im Sang-mi a new girl whose family moved from Seoul to Daegu after her father's business gone bankrupt. Her twin brother Sang-jin committed suicide, and the incident causes her mother to go crazy. Her father started to get deeply involved in a cult as he was obscured by the vision of getting his family on the Boat of Salvation to reunite with his deceased son. She desperately tried to escape the hell for three years, until she met again with Han Sang-hwan and his gang, silently pleading for him to save her.
• Jo Sung-ha as Baek Jung-ki the Charismatic leader of the cult, whose kind demeanor and caring attitude is shadowed by violent and manipulative behavior. He is called the Spiritual Father.
• Woo Do-hwan as Suk Dong-chul the friend of Sang-hwan, whose years of abuse have given him mild superhuman strength and agility, as well as the ability to withstand pain. He was prisoned for three years after Sang-hwan refused to testify for an accident he was involved in, and their relationship had become a strain since ever. However, he decided to mend their relationship and started to work together to save Sang-mi. He breaks into the cult to save Sang-mi, disguising as a son of a rich businessman.

Supporting

Hillbilly Quartet

• Lee David as Woo Jung-hoon- the best friend of Sang Hwan and Dong chul, who's in debt and becomes a Streamer
• Ha Hwa-jung  as Choi Man-hee- the smart friend of Sang Hwan and Dong Chul, who's soft and caring. He helps them out multiple times using his deductive abilities and selfless nature.

Sang-mi's family

• Jung Hae-Gyoon as Im Joo-ho, Sang-mi's father. After the demise of his son, he joined the cult as he strongly believed that his family will be reunited on the Boat of Salvation.
• Yoon Yoo-sun as Kim Bo-eun, Sang-mi's mother. She became mentally unstable after Sang-jin's death, and was locked in a sanitarium owned by the cult. She was used as a tool to threaten Sang-mi to give up on her attempt to escape.
• Jang Yoo-sang as Im Sang-jin, Sang-mi's twin brother who had been limping since his birth. He suffered from depression and anxiety as a result of getting bullied by his friends due to his disability. He eventually decided to commit suicide by jumping off the roof of their school.

People at Goosunwon

• Park Ji-young as Kang Eun-shil- a member of Goosunwon, who stays loyal to Jung-ki, but secretly vies to take control of Goonsunwon
• Jo Jae-yoon as Jo Wan-tae- the second in command at Goosunwon, who is extremely loyal to Jung-ki and takes advantage of the rich.
• Son Sang-kyung  as Jo Wan-deok- the burly Bodyguard of Jung-ki and Wan-tae, who's obese state gives him immense strength

People in Muji

• Son Byung-ho as Han Yong-min- the father of Sang hwan and the governor of Muji. He's corrupt and uses the cult as an advantage point to stay in power
• Choi Moon-soo as Chae Min-hwa- mother of Sang-Hwan
• Jang Hyuk-jin as Lee Kang-soo- a gang member and former cop
• Kim Kwang-kyu as Woo Choon-kil- a cop who has ties with the cult, and later joins it
• Go Jun as Cha Joon-goo- a thug without a gang, who gets involved in the cult and later rises to the ranks of "Holy Gatekeeper", alongside Dong-chul
• Kang Kyung-hun as Lee Ji-hee, the aide of Han Yong-Min, with whom she has an affair with.
• Choi Hyuk-joo as Madame Tudari- Secretary of Jang-ki
• Park Soo-yeon  as Choi Kyung-hye- Woo Choon-kil's cop partner, who wants to save people but is unable to do so
• Jeon Yeo-been as Hong So-rin- an undercover journalist in Guweonson, later becoming the right-hand of Sang-Mi.
• Lee Jae-joon as Dae-shik- son of a cult member, member of a gang and co-worker of Dong-Chul
• Yoon Jong-suk  as Lee Byung-suk

Extended

• Lee Joon-gyu as Chil-goo
• Lee In-cheol  as Elderly Man
• Hong Sung-deok  as Dong-cheol's father
• Son Young-soon as Dong-cheol's grandmother
• Jung Joon-won as Jung-goo
• Kim Jung-pal  as Lee Byung-seok's father
• Min Kyung-ok as Jung-goo's grandmother
• Ahn Min-young as Devotee
• Noh Eun-jung as Devotee
• Jong Seok as Iljin 1
• Lee Seung-hyub as Iljin 2
• Jang Won as Iljin 3
• Nam Hyun-jung as Iljin 4
• Jung Kang-hee as Gochujang
• Son Byung-wook as Pil-soo
• Yoo Yeon as Homeroom teacher
• Kim Ha-yeon as Devotee
• Kim Jin-hee as Devotee
• Im Ho-joon as Devotee
• Jwa Chae-won as Devotee
• Kim Doo-eun as Devotee
• Lee Seol-goo as Shaman
• Lee Tae-hyung as Lee Jin-seok
• Jung Jae-kwang as Eun-sung
• Cha Joon as Bu-jjang
• Lee Jung-heon  as Police Chief
• Kim Seo-hwi as Yu-ra, Eun-shil's daughter
• Park Jung-min as Section Chief Park
• Jung Ki-seob  as Senior Reporter
• Jang Se-ah as Hospital Nurse
• Kim Se-on as Hwa-ran
• Han Tae-il
• Kook Ji-yong
• Ahn Se-ho
• Kwon Oh-jin
• Jung Myung-joon

Special appearances

• Jung Hee-tae  as homeless man
• Son Jong-hak  as Cheon Jae-soon