Petty Romance (2010 South Korean Film)
Petty Romance (Hangul: 쩨쩨한 로맨스; revised romanization: Jjae Jjae Han Romaenseu) is a 2010 South Korean romantic-comedy film directed by Kim Jung-Hoon. Distributed by Lotte Entertainment, the feature film has a runtime of 118 minutes and was released theatrically in South Korea on December 2, 2010.
Plot Synopsis
The story follows Da-Rim (Choi Gang-Hee), who does translation work for an adult magazine and aspires to become a writer. Due to her creative yet erratic work habits, she frequently makes mistakes and is eventually fired. Meanwhile, Jung-Bae (Lee Sun-Kyun) is a talented cartoonist who is continually turned down by publishing companies because of his poor storylines. When an adult cartoon contest is announced offering a 130 million won prize, the pair team up to enter the competition.
Production and Release
Principal photography for the film began in July 2010. Petty Romance opened at number one at the South Korean box office during its opening weekend from December 3 to December 5, 2010. The movie sold 465,629 tickets across 563 screens, accounting for 37.1% of all tickets sold during that period.
Cast
- Lee Sun-Kyun as Jung-Bae
- Choi Gang-Hee as Da-Rim
- Ryoo Hyoun-Kyoung as Kyung-Sun
- Song Yoo-Ha as Jong-Soo
- Oh Jung-Se as Hae-Ryong
Film Festival Screenings
The film was screened internationally at several events in 2011, including the 3rd Terracotta Far East Film Festival in the United Kingdom, the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival in China, and the 15th Fantasia Film Festival in Canada.