Two Weddings and a Funeral

Two Weddings and a Funeral
Two Weddings and a Funeral
Directed by	Kim Jho Kwang-soo
Written by	Park Hae-young ; Kim Yoon-shin
Produced by	Lee Seon-mi ; Lee Ji-yeon ; Kim Jeong-yeong
Starring	Kim Dong-yoon ; Ryu Hyun-kyung ; Song Yong-jin ; Jung Ae-yeon
Cinematography	Kim Myeong-joon
Music by	Kim Dong-wook
Production; company	Generation Blue Films
Distributed by	Jinjin Pictures
Release date	June 21, 2012;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	US$300,000

Two Weddings and a Funeral (Korean: 두 번의 결혼식과 한 번의 장례식; 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.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plot[]

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[]

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[]

^ Kwaak, Je-yup (15 June 2012). "Gay-themed Weddings picks fun over logic". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ "2012.6.29 NOW Playing". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ "Box office, June 16–30". Korean Film Council. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ Conran, Pierce (25 June 2013). "TWO WEDDINGS and WHITE NIGHT Invited to San Francisco LGBT Fest". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
^ Jang, Sung-ran (14 May 2013). "4th Asia Queer Film Festival to Open in Japan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

External links[]

Two Weddings and a Funeral on Facebook (in Korean)
Two Weddings and a Funeral at HanCinema
Two Weddings and a Funeral at IMDb
Two Weddings and a Funeral at the Korean Movie Database

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[1] Kwaak, Je-yup (15 June 2012). "Gay-themed Weddings picks fun over logic". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[2] "2012.6.29 NOW Playing". Korea JoongAng Daily. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[3] "Box office, June 16–30". Korean Film Council. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[4] Conran, Pierce (25 June 2013). "TWO WEDDINGS and WHITE NIGHT Invited to San Francisco LGBT Fest". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

[5] Jang, Sung-ran (14 May 2013). "4th Asia Queer Film Festival to Open in Japan". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

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