The movie "In Our Prime" is about a high school student named Han Jiwoo who struggles in math and is on the verge of being kicked out of his prestigious school. However, his life changes when he meets a night guard named Lee Hak Sung, who is a North Korean defector and a math genius. Hak Sung starts tutoring Jiwoo in secret, and Jiwoo's math skills improve dramatically.
As Jiwoo and Hak Sung's relationship deepens, Jiwoo learns about Hak Sung's past and the sacrifices he made for his research. Meanwhile, Jiwoo's classmates, including a rich and privileged student named Park Borom, begin to notice his improvement in math and suspect that he is cheating.
When a math test is leaked, Jiwoo is accused of cheating, and Hak Sung's past is revealed to the public. Hak Sung is forced to confront his demons and make a choice between his research and his relationships. In the end, Hak Sung clears Jiwoo's name and reveals the truth about the leaked test, and Jiwoo is able to stay in school.
The movie ends with Jiwoo visiting Hak Sung three years later, who is now working at a prestigious research institute. Jiwoo and Hak Sung share a heartwarming moment, and Jiwoo is grateful for the lessons he learned from Hak Sung, both in math and in life.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story is about a drama film titled "In Our Prime" released in 2022.
2. The film is set in the most prestigious high school in South Korea.
3. The main character, Han Jiwoo, is a student who fails to fit in with his wealthy classmates.
4. Jiwoo used to be the smartest student in his old humble school, but now he's one step from the bottom of the class, especially in math.
5. Math is considered the most important subject to get into college.
6. Jiwoo's classmates are rich and can afford tutors and boot camps, but he's on student welfare and can't afford such things.
7. Jiwoo's math teacher, Mr. Kim Gun Ho, reminds him that his grades won't be enough to get into a prestigious college and asks him to consider transferring.
8. Jiwoo is caught by the night guard, Lee Hak Sung, for sneaking out of the dorms.
9. Hak Sung is a North Korean defector who works as a night guard.
10. Jiwoo values loyalty and stays silent when Mr. Kim tries to get him to confess who else was part of the plan.
11. Jiwoo's classmate, Park Borom, notices his loyalty and is impressed.
12. Jiwoo is temporarily kicked out of the dorms for his actions.
13. Hak Sung takes pity on Jiwoo and invites him to his office to sleep.
14. Jiwoo discovers that Hak Sung loves listening to classical music and playing Sudoku puzzles.
15. Jiwoo asks Hak Sung to teach him math, and Hak Sung agrees on the condition that Jiwoo pays him with strawberry milk.
16. Hak Sung gives Jiwoo three rules to follow: nobody must know about their classes, no questions other than math, and Hak Sung will teach math but not discuss grades or tests.
17. Jiwoo improves his math skills with Hak Sung's help and starts to correct Mr. Kim's answers in class.
18. Mr. Kim scolds Jiwoo for correcting him and makes him stand outside the door for the rest of the class.
19. Jiwoo informs Mr. Kim that he won't be transferring.
20. Hak Sung visits his friend, Gee Chul, who helped him come to South Korea, and they play board games and chat about life.
21. Gee Chul gives Hak Sung a smartphone, which he happily shows to Jiwoo.
22. Jiwoo helps Hak Sung by printing out his research and gifting it to him.
23. The day of the Pythagoras test arrives, and Jiwoo is doing well thanks to Hak Sung's lessons.
24. Borom starts well but gets frustrated and leaves the classroom without finishing the exam.
25. Jiwoo tries to contact Borom, but she ignores his texts.
26. Jiwoo and Hak Sung attend a classical concert, where Hak Sung enjoys it so much that he's moved to tears.
27. News appears on TV that the Riemann Hypothesis, one of the most important mathematical problems, is about to be solved by a famous North Korean named Lee Hak Sung.
28. Professor Oh tells the story of how he met Hak Sung at a math olympiad when they were kids.
29. Gee Chul and Jiwoo see the news and try to find Hak Sung to ask him about it.
30. Hak Sung gets angry and asks Jiwoo to never mention the Riemann Hypothesis again.
31. Mr. Kim is having trouble with the test incident and tries to find the student who leaked the test.
32. A co-worker reviews the security tapes and finds evidence that points to Jiwoo.
33. Jiwoo tries to explain that the evidence is unrelated, but Mr. Kim offers him a deal: if he accepts to transfer, he won't make his blame public.
34. Jiwoo decides to transfer and hands in the papers to Mr. Kim.
35. Hak Sung is hiding in a hotel while Gee Chul searches for him to take him to a TV show.
36. Borom calls Hak Sung and tells him about Jiwoo's transfer.
37. Jiwoo sneaks into his home to use his mother's stamp on the transfer papers.
38. Hak Sung arrives at the bus station and begins to remember the night his son, Taion, died.
39. Jiwoo gets a call from Borom, who is upset about the rumors that he leaked the test.
40. Hak Sung interrupts the Pythagoras award ceremony and presents his pen as proof of his identity.
41. Professor Oh receives him with open arms and allows him to give a speech.
42. Hak Sung confesses that he taught Jiwoo math and presents the printed thesis as proof that he didn't leak the test.
43. Hak Sung reveals that it was Mr. Kim who leaked the test to his private students.
44. Mr. Kim leaves with anger and shame.
45. Hak Sung shares a bit of his story: he defected from North Korea to study math properly because his own government was using his research to build weapons.
46. Hak Sung is ashamed of his choices, but Jiwoo never saw him that way and stayed loyal to his secret until the end.
47. Hak Sung apologizes and thanks Jiwoo for believing in him.
48. Gee Chul waits for Hak Sung outside and offers him a ride.
49. Gee Chul reveals a surprise for Hak Sung: a new legal passport that marks him as a South Korean citizen and tickets for him to leave town.
50. Jiwoo visits the prestigious Oberwolf Act Research Institute for Mathematics, where Hak Sung is working.
51. Jiwoo surprises Hak Sung with strawberry milk and a hug before diving into a long talk about math.