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Dream (2023 film)

Dream (Korean: 드림; RR: Deurim) is a 2023 South Korean sports comedy-drama film written by Lee Byeong-heon and Mohammed Abdullah and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Park Seo-joon and Lee Ji-eun. It revolves around Yoon Hong-dae, a football player, who receives disciplinary provision and is given the challenging job of coaching the national football team of homeless people for the Homeless World Cup.[2][3] It was released theatrically on April 26, 2023.[4]

Dream
Promotional poster
Hangul
드림
Revised RomanizationDeurim
McCune–ReischauerTŭrim
Directed byLee Byeong-heon
Written byLee Byeong-heon Mohammed Abdullah
Produced byKim Chang-yeol
Starring
CinematographyNoh Seung-bo
Edited byNam Na-yeong
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
Oktober Cinema Co. Ltd.
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • April 26, 2023 (2023-04-26)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8.3 million[1]

Synopsis

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After football player Hong-dae (Park Seo-joon) is involved in an unexpected incident and receives disciplinary probation, he is appointed the coach for a special national soccer team. The team consists of homeless people, some of whom have never even handled a ball before, or they exhibit eccentric and challenging behaviour. They aim to compete in the international Homeless World Cup.

Hong-dae is skeptical and cranky, but slowly warms to the role of coach, also becoming something of a TV star thanks to a documentary simultaneously being filmed about him and the team by videographer Lee So-min (Lee Ji-eun), whose career was also flagging. Hong-dae received a tempting offer that would mean leaving his coaching role, but he sticks with it and rejoins the team for the competition.

The movie is based on a true event, believed to be the 2010 Homeless World Cup, and the team flies to Europe. Although the team does not win the Cup, their performance in their final matches captures the hearts of the spectators and the documentary audience. The careers of Lee So-min and Hong-dae are rehabilitated back in Korea, and Hong-dae is seen re-entering major league soccer in the final sequence.

Cast

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Main

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  • Park Seo-joon as Yoon Hong-dae, a football coach.
  • Lee Ji-eun as Lee So-min, an aspiring director, who is making a documentary about the team[5]

Supporting

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Special appearance

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Production

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Casting

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In January 2020, Park Seo-joon was cast to play Yoon Hong-dae, a football player-turned-coach.[14] In January 2020, IU was confirmed to star alongside Park. Park prepared for his role by going to the gym.[15]

Filming

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Principal photography began on May 7, 2020.[16][17] In October 2020, the production team wrapped up filming in South Korea. Additional scenes were scheduled to be filmed in Hungary or Colombia, depending on the COVID-19 situation.[18] Foreign locale shooting of the film were then postponed to 2022 due to post COVID-19 complications and working schedule of actors.[19]

On February 8, 2022, it was reported that the actors and staff of Dream would start filming overseas in Europe in March. Later, director Lee Byung-hun flew to Europe and toured the filming location.[20] On March 3, 2022, it was reported that Park Seo-joon flew to Hungary for the shooting of the film.[21]

Filming wrapped on April 13, 2022, in Hungary. Commenting on post-production work, director Lee Byung-hun said, "I will do my best to complete the rest of the post-production work so that the feelings we wanted to convey through this film can be conveyed to the audience."[22]

Release

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The film was released theatrically on April 26, 2023.[23] It made its international premiere as Centerpiece Presentation at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival on July 17, 2023.[24][25]

Home media

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The film was made available for streaming on IPTV (KT olleh TV, SK Btv, LG U+ TV), Home Choice, Google Play, Apple TV, TVING, WAVVE, Naver TV, KT skylife, and Coupang Play from June 14, 2023 in South Korea and globally via Netflix from July 25, 2023.[26] [27]

Reception

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Box office

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The film was released on April 26, 2023 on 1229 screens. It opened at 1st place on the South Korean box office with 93,417 people viewing the film.[28] It was placed at 2nd place on first weekend of its release with 138,859 admissions.[29] The film surpassed 1 million cumulative viewers on 16th day of its release.[30]

As of December 31, 2023, with gross of US$8,222,678 and 1,128,375 admissions, it is the twelfth highest-grossing Korean film of 2023.[1]

Critical response

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On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes website, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10.[31] Viewers found the film rushed, predictable, lengthy at 125m, and only passable, with its many 'feelgood' scenes.

References

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  12. ^ Park Hye-jin (August 19, 2020). "강하늘, 영화 '드림' 우정 출연…"이병헌 감독·박서준·아이유와 인연"" [Kang Ha-neul, friendship appearance in the movie 'Dream'... "A relationship with director Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon, and IU"]. Dispatch (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  13. ^ Son Jin-ah (April 26, 2023). "조향기, 영화 '드림' 우정 출연…이병헌 감독과의 인연" [Jo Hyang-gi appeared in the movie 'Dream' Friendship... Relationship with director Lee Byung-hun]. MK Sports (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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  19. ^ Kim Ji-eun (July 31, 2021). "박서준·아이유 '드림' 해외 촬영 내년으로 연기" [Park Seo-joon and IU's 'Dream' overseas filming postponed until next year]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  20. ^ Kang Min-kyung (February 8, 2022). "[단독] 이병헌 감독 '드림', 3월 해외 촬영 시작…박서준·아이유 등 출국" [[Exclusive] Director Lee Byung-hun's 'Dream' starts filming overseas in March... Park Seo-joon, IU, etc. departure]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  21. ^ Kim Nara (March 3, 2022). "박서준, '드림' 촬영차 오늘(3일) 헝가리行…"코로나19 완치, 건강 회복" [공식]" [Park Seo-joon is going to Hungary today (3rd) to film "Dream"... "Completely recovered from COVID-19, health is back" [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  22. ^ Kim Bo-young (April 18, 2022). "크랭크업 '드림' 이지은 "첫 장편 영화 촬영, 오래 기억 남을 것"" [Lee Ji-eun from the completed movie 'Dream', "Filming my first feature film will be remembered for a long time"]. E-daily Star (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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  29. ^ Kim Mi-hwa (May 1, 2023). "'슈퍼마리오', 입소문 타고 주말 박스오피스 1위..'드림' 2위 [★무비차트]" ['Super Mario' rides word of mouth and ranks 1st in the weekend box office... 'Dream' 2nd place [★ Movie Chart]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
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