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2012 South Korean film
Two Weddings and a Funeral
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Directed by
| Kim Jho Kwang-soo
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Written by
| Park Hae-young
Kim Yoon-shin
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Produced by
| Lee Seon-mi
Lee Ji-yeon
Kim Jeong-yeong
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Starring
| Kim Dong-yoon
Ryu Hyun-kyung
Song Yong-jin
Jung Ae-yeon
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Cinematography
| Kim Myeong-joon
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Music by
| Kim Dong-wook
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Production
company
| Generation Blue Films
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Distributed by
| Jinjin Pictures
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Release date
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- June 21, 2012
(
2012-06-21
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Running time
| 107 minutes
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Country
| South Korea
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Language
| Korean
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Budget
| US$300,000
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Two Weddings and a Funeral
(
Korean
:
두 番의 結婚式과 한 番의 葬禮式
;
RR
:
Du Beon-ui Gyeol-hon-sik-gwa Han Beon-ui Jang-nye-sik
) is a 2012 South Korean
gay
romantic comedy
film that explores the
taboos
and intolerance in Korean society in the story of a gay man and lesbian who enter into a sham marriage.
[1]
It is the feature film debut of
out
filmmaker
Kim Jho Kwang-soo
, and his fourth
LGBT
-themed film.
[2]
Although the film didn't emerge as a mainstream hit, its 10-day total of 32,000 admissions was impressive for a specialty release, making it the most commercially successful queer Korean film yet.
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[4]
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Plot
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A
gay
man, Min-soo (Kim Dong-yoon) and a
lesbian
woman, Hyo-jin (
Ryu Hyun-kyung
) are both promising doctors at a general hospital. The colleagues agree to marry so Hyo-jin can legally
adopt
a child with her lover of ten years Seo-young (Jung Ae-yeon), and Min-soo can please his parents while maintaining his
closeted
lifestyle. While secretly living with their respective partners, who move in next door, Min-soo and Hyo-jin appear to be a happy, "normal" couple. They enjoy all the benefits afforded to
heterosexual
couples and are also able to ward off public scrutiny and parental disapproval. However, Min-soo's intrusive parents begin to get a bit too involved with the couple's life, threatening their scheme.
Cast
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- Kim Dong-yoon - Min-soo
- Ryu Hyun-kyung
- Hyo-jin
- Song Yong-jin - Seok
- Jung Ae-yeon - Seo-young
- Park Jung-pyo - Tina
- Park Soo-young - Big sister
- Lee Seung-joon
- Kyeong-nam
- Kim Joon-beom - Joo-noh
- Han Seung-do - Young-gil
- Jang Se-hyun - Ik-hoon
- Jung In-young - Nurse Na
- Choi Il-hwa
- Min-soo's father
- Shin Hye-jung - Min-soo's mother
- Kim Hyuk - Seok's ex-boyfriend
- Yoo Yeon-seok
- Joon, Seok's younger brother
- Kwon Hae-hyo
- senior colleague doctor (
cameo
)
- Lee Moon-sik
- priest (cameo)
- Jung In-gi
- taxi driver (cameo)
References
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