Hellcats (film)

Hellcats (Korean: 뜨거운 것이 좋아; RR: Ddeugeoun Geosi Joa; lit. "I Like It Hot" or "Some Like It Hot") is a 2008 South Korean romantic comedy film about an extended family of three women from different generations—the fortysomething interior designer Young-mi (Lee Mi-sook), the 27-year old screenwriter Ah-mi (Kim Min-hee), and the high school student Kang-ae (Ahn So-hee) -- who are all engaged in dilemmas regarding love and sex.[2][3]

Hellcats
Hangul뜨거운 것이 좋아
Revised RomanizationDdeugeoun Geosi Joa
Directed byKwon Chil-in[1]
Produced byKang Woo-suk
Kim Eun-young
Written byKim Hyun-soo
Kim Soo-ah
Park Hye-ryun
Starring
CinematographyJo Yong-gyu
Edited byKim Sun-min
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
  • January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

27-year-old Ah-mi is a freelance screenwriter, and she's on her 17th rewrite for a screenplay that has been in the works for over a year. For the past 3 years, she's been living with her older sister Young-mi because she can't afford rent on her own. Ah-mi dreams of success and independence, but these seem far-off. She has a boyfriend named Won-suk, a member of a struggling rock band, who is mostly broke. Then one day, she goes out on a blind date and a new guy, Seung-won, enters her life. Seung-won is a successful accountant, and is very different from Won-suk.

Meanwhile, 40-year-old Young-mi is a happy, independent single mother and interior designer. She begins working with a theatre company where she meets a much younger actor named Kyoung-soo, who takes a romantic interest in her. But even her sexy, confident self gets insecure when on her next doctor's visit, she learns that she's undergoing menopause.

There is also Young-mi's teenage daughter, Kang-ae. She is a bright, optimistic high school student, whose current goal in life is to figure out a way to get a kiss from her boyfriend of three years, Ho-jae. Kang-ae's best friend, Mi-ran, a self-proclaimed dating expert, coaches Kang-ae in matters of love. Mi-ran helps Kang-ae plan a strategy for her first kiss, but their scheme goes haywire, and Kang-ae's first kiss ends up being with Mi-ran.

Although different in age, attitude about life, and dating preferences, the three women each learn to find their own unique way to happiness.

Cast

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
200844th Baeksang Arts Awards Best ActressKim Min-heeWon
Best New ActorKim Heung-sooNominated
9th Busan Film Critics AwardsBest ActressKim Min-heeWon
17th Buil Film AwardsBest New ActressAhn So-heeNominated
Best EditingKim Sun-minWon
7th Korean Film AwardsBest ActressKim Min-heeNominated

References
  1. "Korean Film Observatory: Quarterly Herald about the Film Industry and Policy in Korea". 2007.
  2. Lee, Hyo-won (27 January 2008). "Hellcats Is Charmingly Off-Tune". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. Yang, Sung-jin (8 January 2008). "Hellcats rejects men, holds girl-only party". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
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