Hellcats (film)
2008 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2008 South Korean film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 뜨거운 것이 좋아 |
| Revised Romanization | Tteugeoun Geosi Joa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ttŭgŏun Kŏshi Choa |
| Directed by | Kwon Chil-in[1] |
| Written by | Kim Hyun-soo Kim Soo-ah Park Hye-ryun |
| Produced by | Kang Woo-suk Kim Eun-young |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jo Yong-gyu |
| Edited by | Kim Sun-min |
| Distributed by | Cinema Service |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
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.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2008 | 44th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won |
| Best New Actor | Kim Heung-soo | Nominated | ||
| 9th Busan Film Critics Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Won | |
| 17th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress | Ahn So-hee | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Kim Sun-min | Won | ||
| 7th Korean Film Awards | Best Actress | Kim Min-hee | Nominated |