I Can Speak
| I Can Speak | |
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| Directed by | Kim Hyun-seok |
| Written by | Yoo Seung-hee |
| Produced by | Lee Ha-young |
| Starring | Na Moon-hee Lee Je-hoon |
| Cinematography | You Yok |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum Kim Jae-bum |
| Music by | Lee Dong-joon |
Production companies | Myung Films See Sun |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment Little Big Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Languages | Korean English |
| Box office | US$23.2 million[1] |
I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Kim Hyun-seok, starring Na Moon-hee and Lee Je-hoon.[2][3] The film was released on September 21, 2017.
Plot
An elderly woman (played by Na Moon-hee) constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je-hoon) who begins to teach her English. Being the teacher of the elderly woman, he realized the genuine reason why she learned English and be an important supporter in earnest.
Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean "comfort women" during World War II.
Cast
Main
- Na Moon-hee as Na Ok-boon
- Choi Soo-in as young Na Ok-boon
A frequent trouble making visitor at the local public government office who has filed over 8,000 civil complaints.[4]
- Lee Je-hoon as Park Min-jae
A ninth grade civil servant who come across Na Ok-boon and teaches her English as per her request.
Supporting
- Yum Hye-ran as Woman from Jinju
- Lee Sang-hee as Hye-jung
- Son Sook as Jung-sim
- Lee Jae-in as young Jung-sim
- Kim So-jin as Geum-joo
- Park Chul-min as Team leader Yang
- Jung Yeon-joo as A-young
- Lee Ji-hoon as Jong-hyun
- Lee Dae-yeon as Borough chief
- Sung Yoo-bin as Young-jae
Reception
I Can Speak was released in South Korea on September 21, 2017. On its opening weekend it topped the local box office, grossing US$5.2 million from 727,000 admissions over four days.[5][6] By September 29, 2017, the film had surpassed the 1 million viewer mark and collected a total of US$8.1 million in ticket sales.[7]
During the Korean Chuseok holiday weekend, the movie attracted 462,939 viewers,[8] increasing the total number of ticket sale to 2.86 million.[9]
According to the Korean Film Council, just in twenty days since its release I Can Speak attracted 3 million viewers.[10]
Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Actress | Na Moon-hee | Won | [11][12] |
| Best New Actress | Lee Sang-hee | Nominated | ||
| 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actress | Na Moon-hee | Pending | [13] |
| Best Actress | Na Moon-hee | Won | [14][15] | |
| Top 10 Films of the Year | I Can Speak | Won | ||
| 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Kim Hyun-seok | Won | [16] |
| Best Actress | Na Moon-hee | Won | ||
| Popular Star Award | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Yum Hye-ran | Nominated |
References
- ^ "I Can Speak (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "아이 캔 스피크".
- ^ "Daum영화 <아이 캔 스피크>".
- ^ Ji Min-kyung (August 9, 2017). "[Oh!쎈 컷] '아이캔스피크' 이제훈, 9급공무원 변신 "따뜻한 행복 드리고파"". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "Korea Box Office: 'I Can Speak' Leads Weekend". Variety. September 25, 2017.
- ^ "Korean comedy-drama 'I Can Speak' rules weekend box office". Yonhap News Agency. September 25, 2017.
- ^ Jung Sun Park (September 29, 2017). "[박스오피스IS] '킹스맨2' 압도적 1위..'아이캔스피크' 110만 돌파 '선전'". JTBC (in Korean).
- ^ Shim Sun-ah (October 9, 2017). "'The Fortress' narrowly wins Chuseok weekend box office over 'The Outlaws'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ Kim Jae-heun (October 9, 2017). "'Outlaws' breaks through to top Korean box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ "Comedy-drama 'I Can Speak' hurtles past 3 mln attendance mark". Yonhap News Agency. October 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- ^ Jung Da-hoon (28 September 2017). "'제1회 더 서울어워즈' 노미네이트 공개, 이보영 지성 김희선 조승우 등 화려한 라인업 공개". SE Daily (in Korean).
- ^ "'서울어워즈' 송강호·나문희·지성·박보영 주연상…·'박열'·'비숲' 대상[종합]". TV Report (in Korean). October 27, 2017.
- ^ M. H. Lee (16 October 2017). "Comfort Woman Movie 'I Can Speak' Receives Award Nomination". Korea Bizwire. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "설경구X나문희 영평상 남녀주연상…작품상 '남한산성' 4관왕[공식]" (in Korean). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "THE FORTRESS Dominates 37th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 October 2017.
- ^ "[공식입장] '제38회 청룡영화상' 후보 공개, '불한당'vs'택시' 대격돌" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 2017-11-06.
External links
- I Can Speak at HanCinema
- I Can Speak at IMDb
- I Can Speak at the Korean Movie Database
- I Can Speak Review on YBMW
