Hellcats (film)
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 뜨거운 것이 좋아 |
| Revised Romanization | Tteugeoun Geosi Joa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ttŭgŏun Kŏsi Choa |
| Directed by | Kwon Chil-in[1] |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-soo Kim Soo-ah Park Hye-ryun |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk Kim Eun-young |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Hellcats (Korean: 뜨거운 것이 좋아; RR: Tteugeoun Geosi Joa; lit. "I Like It Hot" or "Some Like It Hot") is a 2008 South Korean romantic comedy film about an extended family of three women from different generations—the fortysomething interior designer Young-mi (Lee Mi-sook), the 27-year old screenwriter Ah-mi (Kim Min-hee), and the high school student Kang-ae (Ahn So-hee) -- who are all engaged in dilemmas regarding love and sex.[2][3]
Plot
[edit]27-year-old Ah-mi is a freelance screenwriter, and she's on her 17th rewrite for a screenplay that has been in the works for over a year. For the past 3 years, she's been living with her older sister Young-mi because she can't afford rent on her own. Ah-mi dreams of success and independence, but these seem far-off. She has a boyfriend named Won-suk, a member of a struggling rock band, who is mostly broke. Then one day, she goes out on a blind date and a new guy, Seung-won, enters her life. Seung-won is a successful accountant, and is very different from Won-suk.
Meanwhile, 40-year-old Young-mi is a happy, independent single mother and interior designer. She begins working with a theatre company where she meets a much younger actor named Kyoung-soo, who takes a romantic interest in her. But even her sexy, confident self gets insecure when on her next doctor's visit, she learns that she's undergoing menopause.
There is also Young-mi's teenage daughter, Kang-ae. She is a bright, optimistic high school student, whose current goal in life is to figure out a way to get a kiss from her boyfriend of three years, Ho-jae. Kang-ae's best friend, Mi-ran, a self-proclaimed dating expert, coaches Kang-ae in matters of love. Mi-ran helps Kang-ae plan a strategy for her first kiss, but their scheme goes haywire, and Kang-ae's first kiss ends up being with Mi-ran.
Although different in age, attitude about life, and dating preferences, the three women each learn to find their own unique way to happiness.
Cast
[edit]- Lee Mi-sook as Kim Young-mi
- Kim Min-hee as Kim Ah-mi
- Ahn So-hee as Kim Kang-ae
- Kim Sung-soo as Oh Seung-won
- Kim Heung-soo as Na Won-suk
- Yoon Hee-seok as Choi Kyung-soo
- Kang Hae-in as Yoo Mi-ran
- Kim Bum as Lee Ho-jae
- Jang Hang-jun as Director Ahn
- Park Kwang-jung as Gynecologist
- Jung In-gi as Cafe owner
- Oh Yeon-ah as Woman in Na Won-suk's workshop
- Lee Myeong-haeng as Travel agency friend
- Kim Gyeong-hyeong as Customer
- Moon Se-yoon as Ah-mi's hairstylist
- Jun-seong Kim as Young-mi's nail artist
- Lee Eun-sung as Kang-ae's cosmetics staff member
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won |
| Best New Actor | Kim Heung-soo | Nominated | ||
| 9th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won | |
| 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress | Ahn So-hee | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Kim Sun-min | Won | ||
| 7th Korean Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "Korean Film Observatory: Quarterly Herald about the Film Industry and Policy in Korea". 2007.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (27 January 2008). "Hellcats Is Charmingly Off-Tune". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (8 January 2008). "Hellcats rejects men, holds girl-only party". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Hellcats at HanCinema
- Hellcats at IMDb
- Hellcats at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)