Brave Citizen (2024) Movie Ending Explained: Will Si-Min Continue Her Fight Against School Bullying? (2024)

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“Brave Citizen” is an action comedy-drama centered on Si-Min, a temp teacher who has joined Mu Young High. Beneath the serene facade of Mu Young High, a hidden reign of terror unfolds. Si-Min, a temp teacher, discovers the bullying reign of Soo-Gang. With a past as a retired boxer, Si-Min becomes a silent guardian, using unconventional methods to fight bullying. Instead of risking her job, she employs unique techniques to teach Soo-Gang and his friends a lesson, proving that courage can shine through even in the face of darkness.

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Brave Citizen (2024) Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:

“Brave Citizen” opens at the lively Mu Young High School, which has been known for being violence-free for two consecutive years. Within the school walls, dark secrets reside in the form of Han Soo-Gang, a bully everyone fears. We see Soo-Gang and his friends choking a student, reviving them, and doing it again. In another instance, we watch Soo-Gang hide a student in a closet and throw food on the ground for the boy to pick up and eat.

The bullies led by Soo-Gang have one student they pick to bully until they can find another victim. This time, Jin Hyeong gets slapped by one of Soo-Gang’s friends. As the situation in school gets out of hand, a temporary teacher, Si-Min, joins the school, unaware of anything happening at Mu Young High School.

Can Si-Min ignore the bullying in school?

On her first day, Si-Min is sweet to her co-workers and wants to become a permanent teacher to pay off her father’s debts. When Si-Min is in the washroom, her colleagues discuss the teacher before her who had killed herself. The other teachers are not aware that Si-Min is in the washroom. Subsequently, Si-Min googles about the suicide and is shocked to know it is because of Soo-Gang’s bullying. Suddenly, one of the teachers, Lee Jae-Gyeon, pulls Si-Min to a restricted area to warn her about Soo-Gang.

To show the extent of bullying, Jae-Gyeong shows Si-Min a video. In the video, we see Soo-Gang and his friends trouble an old lady who sells kimbap (sushi) on the streets. After wasting the kimbap, Soo-Gang puts a cigarette butt inside and tries feeding it to the old lady. Watching the video, Si-Min recognizes Soo-Gang as he has a reputation for being the devil’s bully. So Jae-Gyeong asks Si-Min to ignore all the bullying if Si-Min wants a permanent position at the school. After school, Si-Min practices boxing. As it turns out, Si-Min is a self-retired boxer, now working as a part-time ethics teacher.

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At the studio, Si-Min meets her police friend Gwon-Jong. While sharing a meal, Gwon-Jong thinks Si-Min is just like her father, as she cannot tolerate injustice. However, Si-Min believes otherwise. As Si-Min leaves, she notices a cat mask by the door and picks one up. On the way home, Si-Min sees the same kimbap lady (the one in the bullying video) getting yelled at by another shop owner. So, Si-Min buys all the kimbap from the old lady to help her. At school the next day, Si-Min witnesses Soo-Gang bullying Jin-Hyeong.

Since Si-Min cannot tolerate the bullying, she pretends to walk by, not knowing what is happening, just as Soo-Gang jumps to kick Jin-Hyeong. When Soo-Gang is about to strike, Si-Min uses her boxing skills to attack Soo-Gang, making it look like an accident. Once Si-Min asks the students to return to class, one of Soo-Gang’s friends says Si-Min has taken the position of the previous teacher Soo-Gang had killed. When Soo-Gang hears this, he gets angry and violent but eventually lets it slide.

What does Soo-Gang do to Si-Min?

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In a fried chicken place, Byeong Jin learns how to box from Si-Min’s father, Yeong Taek. Sang-wook runs the fried chicken place with the help of Yeong Taek, a boxer. The next day in school, Jin-Hyeong reaches out to Si-Min to help him. Jin-Hyeong does not want to transfer to a different school, as he is not in the wrong. So, Si-Min advises Jin-Hyeong to talk to the Dean or the Vice Principal. It turns out that Jin-Hyeong has asked everyone for help, but nobody is willing to punish Soo-Gang since his father is wealthy. The next day, Si-Min thinks she can get to Soo-Gang if she tries to understand him. So Si-Min approaches Soo-Gang, asking about his trauma, but Soo-Gang flirts and disrespects Si-Min.

The school reads a message written to the school violence committee expressing the bullying in school. The teachers panic when Soo-Gang’s mother arrives with her lawyer to deal with the situation. Things start to escalate, so Si-Min confesses that she was the one who had written the message after she witnessed Jin-Hyeong getting beaten by Soo-Gang.

Later, the Dean promises Soo-Gang and his mother that he will fire Si-Min. However, Soo-Gang thinks it isn’t fun and takes care of it alone. That night, as Si-Min is having dinner at a store, Soo-Gang and friends arrive and threaten Si-Min to listen to Soo-Gang. The situation worsens as Soo-Gang’s friends take photos, making it look like something inappropriate is happening between Soo-Gang and Si-Min.

How does Si-Min protect Jin-Hyeong?

Later that night, Si-Min knows she needs to make Soo-Gang pay for the mistakes he has made. She arrives at the basketball court. Soo-Gang fights another group of boys on the basketball court over a petty conflict. So Si-Min takes the opportunity, puts on the cat mask, and beats Soo-Gang to the pulp. Suddenly, cops arrive, and everyone runs, including Si-Min. After running for a while, Si-Min rests on the ground and removes her mask. At this moment, Byeong Jin sees that the one who had fought Soo-Gang was his teacher.

The next day, word spread at school that a cat man had beaten Soo-Gang, hurting Soo-Gang’s ego. At the fried chicken shop, Yeong Taek reveals to Byeong Jin that Si-Min is his daughter. Meanwhile, Gwon-Jong advises Si-Min not to get violent, saying that beating students is wrong. That night, Soo-Gang and his friends bully Jin-Hyeong by striping him and sending him to the fried chicken shop. Byeong Jin is in the shop, so he runs to Si-Min to ask for help. When Byeong Jin arrives at the studio, he sees Si-Min burning the cat mask.

So Byeong Jin stops Si-Min and confesses that he knows Si-Min was behind the cat mask. Hurriedly, Byeong Jin asks Si-Min to help Jin-Hyeong, who is in the school billboard room. Jin-Hyeong is in the chicken shop, bringing an order for Soo-Gang. Jin-Hyeong sees a knife, picks it up, and runs to the school. When Si-Min arrives at the billboard room, she does not see Jin-Hyeong but fights Soo-Gang. Suddenly, Jin-Hyeong arrives with a knife, charging towards Soo-Gang. Luckily, Si-Min hits Soo-Gang and gets a cut on her arm. At that moment, Sang-wook arrives and takes Jin-Hyeong away.

At the same time, Si-Min also runs away and wakes up in a hospital. Seeing Si-Min fight for justice, Yeong Taek avenges Si-Min and rushes to the billboard room. However, Yeong Taek is beaten badly, and he is admitted to the hospital. On the way from the hospital, Yeong Taek apologizes to Si-Min for being harsh with her during her Olympic selections. It turns out that Si-Min purposely lost the match as she was told that Yeong Taek’s business was going under, so to protect and help Yeong Taek, Si-Min lost the match.

What promise does Si-Min make to Jin-Hyeong?

The next day, at school, Soo-Gang and his friends look for everyone’s hands to see who has a deep cut to determine the cat mask person. Sadly, there are no leads, but Soo-Gang watches Si-Min duck when students are skating and realizes the cat mask person is Si-Min. Meanwhile, Si-Min gets the good news that she will become a permanent teacher. When Si-Min is alone, Soo-Gang hurts her and asks her to fight him at the school festival.

Brave Citizen (2024) Movie Ending Explained: Will Si-Min Continue Her Fight Against School Bullying? (2)

Later, Si-Min realizes that Jin-Hyeong has not come to school and sees his transfer application. Subsequently, Si-Min visits his house and finds the kimbap lady. It turns out that the kimbap lady is Jin-Hyeong’s grandmother, and to protect her, Jin-Hyeong tolerates all the bullying in school. When Si-Min reaches the building’s terrace, Jin-Hyeong stands on the ledge, ready to jump. However, Si-Min stops him and promises to make Soo-Gang apologize to him during the school festival. Here, we learn that when Soo-Gang was bullying his grandmother, Jin-Hyeong stopped them and vowed to do whatever they said, only if they left his grandmother alone.

Brave Citizen (2024) Movie Ending Explained:

What happens at the boxing match?

It’s the day of the school festival, and Byeong Jin sells cat masks. Just before the event, Jin-Hyeong sees Si-Min in the cat mask and realizes what Si-Min meant when she said she will make Soo-Gang apologize. Seeing the atmosphere and the support for the cat person, Si-Min is much more motivated to fight Soo-Gang. The boxing match begins, and Soo-Gang beats Si-Min non-stop. The boxing match is also filled with insults from Soo-Gang directed towards Si-Min. Si-Min’s hair comes loose when Soo-Gang pushes Si-Min to the edge of the boxing ring.

Realizing that the cat-masked person is a woman, the audience goes completely silent. Si-Min removes her mask and shocks the people present yet again. This time, Si-Min fights Soo-Gang with all her might. Eventually, Su-Min sends Soo-Gang flying, making him fall right before Jin-Hyeong. Now, Si-Min approaches Soo-Gang, forcing him to apologize to Jin-Hyeong. However, Soo-Gang does not care. Jin-Hyeong tells Soo-Gang that he does not want Soo-Gang’s apology as he has fallen in the eyes of everybody now.

Even though Soo-Gang is bleeding, he charges at Jin-Hyeong, but Si-Min strikes one last time, causing Soo-Gang to crash to the ground. In the next scene, Si-Min accompanies Jin-Hyeong to the police station to file an official police complaint against Soo-Gang. At the police station, another student comes forward to file a complaint against Soo-Gang. Next, we see Soo-Gang is arrested, and the police have re-opened the investigation for the previous contract teacher’s death.

When the reporter questions Soo-Gang about why he committed the crimes, Soo-Gang says it was for fun. Si-Min has returned to teach boxing and MMA at her father’s studio. In the epilogue, Si-Min applies for a teacher’s position at another school. At the entrance, we see another entitled rich girl similar to Soo-Gang. The target is locked, and Jae-Gyeong is the Dean at the interview. When the interviewers ask Si-Min what she will do if she sees injustice, Si-Min says she would ignore it. The last shot shows the cat mask in Si-Min’s bag.

In the end, Si-Min takes it upon herself to be the person who stops school bullying in her unique style. When it comes to Soo-Gang, it almost feels like he is someone purely evil rather than just a bully, as Si-Min has made several attempts to understand the real reason for Soo-Gang’s behavior. However, Soo-Gang seems only to say he finds bullying and violence fun. To add to it, whenever there is blood on his face, either his blood or someone else’s, he licks it and enjoys it.

It also seems like Jae-Gyeong was involved in this, helping Si-Min throughout, as she knew about Si-Min being the masked person even before anyone else did. In the new school, Jae-Gyeong is the Dean, and Si-Min will take Gyeong’s help to teach the new bully a lesson. This could also mean there could be a sequel to the film. This time, it’s a girl who is a bully, and it will be interesting to see what methods Si-Min will use to deal with the new bully.

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The Cast of Brave Citizen (2024) Movie: Shin Hye-sun, Lee Tae Gyun, Cha Woo-min
Brave Citizen (2024) Movie Runtime: 1h 52m, Genre: Action/Drama
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