Coffee Mate (Korean: 커피메이트; RR: Keopimeiteu) is a 2016 South Korean melodrama film written and directed by Yi Hyun-ha, starring Yoon Jin-seo and Oh Ji-ho.[2]
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| Hangul | 커피메이트 |
| Revised Romanization | Keopimeiteu |
| Directed by | Yi Hyun-ha |
| Written by | Yi Hyun-ha |
| Produced by | Kang Sung-wook Ryu Hee-jung |
| Starring | Yoon Jin-seo Oh Ji-ho |
| Cinematography | Kim Hak-bae |
Production company | Sunny Entertainment Co. Ltd |
| Distributed by | Storm Pictures |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$46,403[1] |
Premise
editIn-young is a housewife whose conventional life consists of spending time in a café. At the café, she meets Hee-soo, a carpenter, who suggests In-young that they become "coffee mates" - friends who only meet at the café and no contact via phone calls and message texts. As the meetings become more frequent, In-young and Hee-soo begin sharing their daily routines and personal secrets. Soon they find themselves having grown feelings for each other.
Cast
edit- Yoon Jin-seo as In-young
- Oh Ji-ho as Hee-soo
- Kim Min-seo as Yoon-jo
- Lee Seon-ho as Won-yeong
- Kim Jin-yeop as Young Hee-soo
- Ha Si-yeon as Young In-young
- Kim Ji-sung as Young Yoon-jae
- Nam Dong-ha as Yoon-jo's father
- Yoo Pil-ran as Yoon-jo's mother
Release
editThe film premiered on October 7, 2016, at the 21st Busan International Film Festival, and went on general release in South Korea on March 1, 2017.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Coffee Mate (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Trailer: 'Coffee Mate' - Far East Films". fareastfilms.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Coffee Mate (2016)". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "'커피메이트' 윤진서 "감독님과 촬영 후 매번 술 마시러 갔다" [인터뷰③]". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
External links
edit- Coffee Mate at HanCinema
- Coffee Mate at IMDb
- Coffee Mate at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Coffee Mate at Naver Movies (in Korean)