2021/02/19 Based on the 1987 book of the same name by Yi Mun-yol, "Our Twisted Hero" proves that using allegory to portray political commentary can result in excellent films, particularly when the metaphor works as well as in the case of The story is told by a man in his 40s, Han Byeong-tae, who is about to attend a class reunion, and begins recalling his memories from when he was attending the 5th and part of the 6th grade during the 50s. As the film begins, Byeong-tae moves with his family from Seoul to a small town, following his father's relegation after an incident that is mentioned just briefly. In there, he attends the local elementary, all-boys school, where he meets the class's monitor, Eom Seokdae, who, under the lazy lenience of the homeroom teacher, has established a system that has essentially deemed him the ultimate leader of the classroom.. Violence seems to be a constant factor in the class, but every student obeys Seok-dae in all aspects, giving him their lunch, pocket money, even bringing him water during the breaks, essentially treating him as some sort of a king.