It's Okay!
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Hangul | 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아! |
Literal meaning | It's okay, it's okay, it's okay! |
Revised Romanization | Gwaenchanh-a Gwaenchanh-a Gwaenchanh-a! |
Directed by | Kim Hye-young |
Written by | Cho Hong-jun Kim Hye-young |
Produced by | Song Won-seok |
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Cinematography | Lee Seok-min |
Edited by | Lee Gang-hee |
Music by | Kim Jun-seok |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
It's Okay! (Korean: 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!) is a 2023 South Korean coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Kim Hye-young in her directorial debut. The film starring Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, and Chung Su-bin, follows In-yeong (Lee Re), a high school student who loses her mother and hides in her art group school basement, but is discovered by the strict art director Seol-ah (Jin Seo-yeon), and they unexpectedly end up living together.[1]
It was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its International premiere on 18 February,[2] where it won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.[3][4]
Cast
[edit]- Lee Re as In-yeong
- Jin Seo-yeon as Seol-ah
- Chung Su-bin as Nari
- Son Suk-ku as Dong-wook
- Lee Jung-ha as Do-yoon[5]
Release
[edit]It's Okay! had its premiere at 28th Busan International Film Festival in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section on October 6, 2023.[6][7] It had its International premiere on February 18, 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Generation Kplus,[8][9][10] where it won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.[11]
Accolades
[edit]Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Berlin International Film Festival | 25 February 2024 | Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film | Kim Hye-young | Won | [8][3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Jeong Yu-jin (January 25, 2024). "이레, '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'로 베를린 국제영화제 진출 "감사하고 신기해"" [Lee Re, ‘It’s Okay, It’s Okay!’ advances to the Berlin International Film Festival “I’m grateful and amazed”]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Economou, Vassilis (January 18, 2024). "Berlin unveils the entirety of its Generation line-up". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Berlinale: Children's Jury Generation Kplus". Berlinale. February 24, 2024. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ Kim Gye-yeon (February 25, 2024). "'괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 수정곰상" ['It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear Award]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Cho Yeon-kyung (January 19, 2024). "이레·진서연·손석구·이정하 '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 간다" [Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, Son Seok-gu, Lee Jeong-ha 'It's okay, it's okay!' Going to the Berlin Film Festival]. JTBC (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. September 5, 2023. Archived from the original on September 15, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "It's Okay!". Busan International Film Festival. October 6, 2023. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (January 17, 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (January 17, 2024). "Berlinale unveils complete 2024 Panorama, Generation, Forum sections". ScreenDaily. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "It's Okay!". Berlinale. February 6, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Abbatescianni, Davide (February 24, 2024). "Last Swim and It's Okay snag the Crystal Bears in Berlinale's Generation". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
External links
[edit]- It's Okay! at IMDb
- It's Okay! at the Korean Movie Database
- It's Okay! at Berlinale