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. This would be Jang Jin-young's final film before her death almost 3 years later.
Between Love and Hate | |
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Hangul | ??, ? ?? ? ?? ??? |
Hanja | ??, ? ?? ? ?? ??? |
Revised Romanization | Yeonae, geu chameul su eobmneun gabyeoum |
McCune–Reischauer | Y?nae, k? ch‘am?l su ?mn?n kapy?um |
Directed by | Kim Hae-gon |
Produced by | Kim Jeong-su Jo Jin-man |
Written by | Kim Hae-gon |
Starring | Kim Seung-woo Jang Jin-young |
Music by | Lee Han-na |
Cinematography | Choi Gi-youl |
Edited by | Kyung Min-ho |
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 |
Screenplay
Young-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.
- 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