Between Love and Hate (2006 film)

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Between Love and Hate
Between Love and Hate film poster.jpg
Hangul
연애, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움
Hanja
戀愛, 그 참을 수 없는 가벼움
RR Yeonae, geu chameul su eomneun gabyeoum
MR Yŏnae, kŭ ch'amŭl su ŏmnŭn kabyŏum
Directed byKim Hae-gon
Written byKim Hae-gon
Produced byKim Jeong-su
Jo Jin-man
Starring Kim Seung-woo
Jang Jin-young
CinematographyChoi Gi-youl
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Music byLee Han-na
Distributed by Cinema Service
Release date
  • September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07)
Running time
125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3.5 million
Box officeUS$3,464,124 [1]

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. [2] This would be Jang Jin-young's final film before her death almost 3 years later.

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Plot

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.

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References

  1. "Yeon-ae Geu Cham-eul-soo-eop-neun Ga-byeo-woom (Between Love and Hate)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. Pais, Jon (20 November 2006). "The Host (괴물) Sweeps 5th Korean Film Awards". Twitch Film . Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2007.