Between Love and Hate (also known as The Unbearable Lightness of Dating) is a 2006 South Korean film starring Kim Seung-woo and Jang Jin-young, and is the directorial debut of screenwriter Kim Hae-gon. Jang's performance won her Best Actress at the 2006 Korean Film Awards.[2] This would be Jang Jin-young's final film before her death almost 3 years later.
Between Love and Hate | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 연애, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움 |
Hanja | 戀愛, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움 |
Revised Romanization | Yeonae, geu chameul su eobmneun gabyeoum |
McCune–Reischauer | Yŏnae, kŭ ch'amŭl su ŏmnŭn kapyŏum |
Directed by | Kim Hae-gon |
Written by | Kim Hae-gon |
Produced by | Kim Jeong-su Jo Jin-man |
Starring | Kim Seung-woo Jang Jin-young |
Cinematography | Choi Gi-youl |
Edited by | Kyung Min-ho |
Music by | Lee Han-na |
Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | US$3.5 million |
Box office | US$3,464,124[1] |
Plot
editYoung-woon works in his mother's restaurant, and is more interested in having a good time with his friends than settling down with his fiancée. He allows himself to be seduced by bargirl Yeon-ah, and the two embark on a tumultuous love-hate relationship. But when Young-woon's mother finds out about the affair and pushes him into marrying his fiancée, he is forced into choosing between the two women.
Cast
edit- Kim Seung-woo as Young-woon
- Jang Jin-young as Yeon-ah
- Sunwoo Yong-nyeo as Young-woon's mother
- Kim Sang-ho as Director Jeon
- Nam Sung-jin as Joon-hee
- Jung Soo-hyung as Min-gu
- Oh Jung-se as Tae-gu
- Oh Dal-su as Hak-yi
- Tak Jae-hoon as Joon-yong
References
edit- ^ "Yeon-ae Geu Cham-eul-soo-eop-neun Ga-byeo-woom (Between Love and Hate)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ Pais, Jon (20 November 2006). "The Host (괴물) Sweeps 5th Korean Film Awards". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Between Love and Hate at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Between Love and Hate at IMDb
- Between Love and Hate at HanCinema