Box Office: My Love My Bride, Slow Video, Whistle-Blower
By Korea HeraldPublished : Oct. 10, 2014 - 20:06
Opened Oct. 8
Romance, Comedy. Directed by Im Chan-sang
A remake of the popular 1990 movie of the same title, “My Love My Bride” centers on a newlywed couple, poet Young-min (Jo Jung-suk) and art teacher Mi-young (Shin Min-ah). The couple tied the knot after being madly in love for four years. The sweet honeymoon period is short-lived as the couple faces the reality of married life. Small troubles and misunderstandings pile up and they begin to wonder whether their marriage is worth keeping.
Slow Video (Korea)
Opened Oct. 2
Drama. Directed by Kim Young-tak
Yeo Jang-bu (Cha Tae-hyun) spends his days working at a CCTV control tower at a police station, watching people come and go, while staying alert for accidents or crime scenes. Jang-bu has extraordinary eyesight that allows him to capture split-second actions, which made him an object of ridicule growing up, but helped him to be good at his job. One day, Jang-bu runs into Bong Su-mi (Nam Sang-mi), his first love from elementary school who he has longed to meet.
Whistle-Blower (Korea)
Opened Oct. 2
Drama. Directed by Yim Soon-rye
“Whistle-Blower” is based on a real-life scandal in 2005, in which Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk was found to have published groundbreaking research on stem cells based on false data and fabricated evidence. Yoon Min-chul (Park Hae-il) is the main producer of the investigative journalism program “PD Chase.” His investigation begins when he receives a call from an informant (Yoo Yeon-seok) confessing that research by Dr. Lee Jang-hwan (Lee Geung-young), a feted national figure on account of his stem cell research, is based on fabricated data.
Scarlet Innocence (Korea)
Opened Oct. 2
Romance, Thriller. Directed by Yim Pil-sung
Adapted from the classic Korean tale “The Story of Simcheong,” “Scarlet Innocence” begins with Hak-kyu (Jung Woo-sung), a young, charming literature professor, who was embroiled in a sex scandal and had to move to the countryside from Seoul until the matter was settled. It is in the country where he encounters 20-year-old Deok-yi (Esom), an innocent girl working at an amusement park. They fall madly for each other, but Hak-kyu is then reinstated to his old university and returns to Seoul leaving Deok-yi behind. Eight years later, they meet again, but everything has changed.
Little White Lies (France)
Opened Sept. 25
Comedy, Drama. Directed by Guillaume Canet.
Every year, Max (Francois Cluzet) invites his group of friends to his vacation house at Cap Ferrat in southeastern France. A day before the trip, the group’s party man Ludo (Jean Dujardin) gets into a gruesome accident, hit by a truck while riding his motorbike. Despite Ludo’s severe condition -- he is hanging on the brink of death -- seven members of the group, including Marie (Marion Cotillard), embark on their planned vacation. As they spend time together at the beach, their tangled relationship, tensions and secrets begin to surface.
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