Coffee Mate (film)

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Coffee Mate
Theatrical poster
Hangul
커피메이트
Revised RomanizationKeopimeiteu
Directed byYi Hyun-ha
Written byYi Hyun-ha
Produced byKang Sung-wook
Ryu Hee-jung
StarringYoon Jin-seo
Oh Ji-ho
CinematographyKim Hak-bae
Production
company
Sunny Entertainment Co. Ltd
Distributed byStorm Pictures
Release dates
  • October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) (Busan)
  • March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)
Running time
111 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$46,403[1]

Coffee Mate (Korean커피메이트; RRKeopimeiteu) is a 2016 South Korean melodrama film written and directed by Yi Hyun-ha, starring Yoon Jin-seo and Oh Ji-ho.[2]

Premise[edit]

In-young is a housewife whose conventional life consists of spending time in a café. At the café, she meets Hee-soo, a carpenter, who suggests In-young that they become "coffee mates" - friends who only meet at the café and no contact via phone calls and message texts. As the meetings become more frequent, In-young and Hee-soo begin sharing their daily routines and personal secrets. Soon they find themselves having grown feelings for each other.

Cast[edit]

Release[edit]

The film premiered on October 7, 2016, at the 21st Busan International Film Festival, and went on general release in South Korea on March 1, 2017.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coffee Mate (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Trailer: 'Coffee Mate' - Far East Films". fareastfilms.com. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Coffee Mate (2016)". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "'커피메이트' 윤진서 "감독님과 촬영 후 매번 술 마시러 갔다" [인터뷰③]". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

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