Unstoppable Marriage

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Unstoppable Marriage
UnstoppableMarriageTheatricalPoster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
못말리는 결혼
Hanja
못말리는
Revised Romanization Motmallineun gyeolhon
McCune–Reischauer Motmalrinŭn kyŏrhon
Directed byKim Seong-wook
Written byKim Young-chan
Kang Soo-jin
Yu Nam-gyeong
Produced byChoi Soon-sik
Park Gwang-won
Choe Gwang-ho
Kim Jho Kwang-soo
Starring Kim Soo-mi
Im Chae-moo
Eugene
Ha Seok-jin
CinematographyLee Ki-won
Edited by Ko Im-pyo
Music byChoi Man-sik
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Release date
  • May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$8,208,838 [1]

Unstoppable Marriage is a 2007 South Korean romantic comedy film. It stars veteran actors Kim Soo-mi and Im Chae-moo alongside popstar and television actress Eugene and Ha Seok-jin. The film is Eugene's big screen debut, [2] and is also the directorial debut of Kim Seong-wook, [2] who previously worked as an assistant director on other films such as Fun Movie (2002), My Teacher, Mr. Kim (2003) and Lovely Rivals (2004).

Contents

The film was released in South Korea on May 10, 2007, and had a total of 1,304,431 admissions. [3]

Plot

Sweet and easygoing Eun-ho grew up in a normal middle-class household with a strict and traditional father. Arrogant plastic surgeon Ki-baek was born into a wealthy family, and has the ego to match his income. Their two worlds collide quite literally when they meet through a paragliding accident. It's a classic case of opposites attract as they fight, falter, and fall in love, but their incompatible families are determined to break them up. [4]

Cast

Television adaptation

Unstoppable Marriage was adapted into a 2007 television series, in which Kim Soo-mi and Im Chae-moo reprised their roles in the film. [5] Seo Do-young and Park Chae-kyung were cast in the roles of Ha Seok-jin and Eugene, respectively. [6]

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