Cheer Up, Mr. Lee Explained

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee
Native Name:	Hangul: 힘을 내요, 미스터 리 Rr: Hi-meul Nae-yo, Mi-seu-teo Ri
Director:	Lee Gae-byok
Producer:	Syd Lim Kim Jeong-bok
Starring:	Cha Seung-won Um Chae-young Park Hae-joon Kim Hye-ok Ahn Gil-kang Jeon Hye-bin Ryu Han-bi
Music:	Bang Jun-seok
Cinematography:	Kim Jeong-won
Studio:	Yong Film
Distributor:	Next Entertainment World
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Budget:	^[1]
Gross:	^[2] ^[3]

Cheer Up, Mr. Lee is a 2019 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Lee Gae-byok. The film stars Cha Seung-won, Um Chae-young, Park Hae-joon, Kim Hye-ok, Ahn Gil-kang, Jeon Hye-bin and Ryu Han-bi.^[4]

Plot

Cheol-Soo (Cha Seung-Won) is physically fit and handsome, but has intellectual disabilities. He finds out that he has a daughter, Saet-Byeol (Um Chae-Young), that he never knew existed.

Cast

• Cha Seung-won as Chul-soo
• Um Chae-young as Saet-byul
• Park Hae-joon as Young-soo
• Kim Hye-ok as Saet-byul's grandmother
• Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Kim
• Jeon Hye-bin as Eun-hee
• Ryu Han-bi as Min-jung
• Jo Han-chul as Deok-goo
• Sung Ji-ru as Jeong-kwon
• Ji Yi-soo as Ji-an
• Shin Hyun-bin as Hye-yeong
• Yoo Yeon as Hair Salon owner
• Kim Bup-rae as boss Yang

Production

Principal photography began on June 23, 2018, and wrapped on September 22, 2018.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 추석 극장가, 한국영화 3파전… 미스터 리·타짜·나쁜 녀석들 . . 11 September 2019 . ko . 1 September 2019.
2. Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (2019). tt10925770. 12 March 2024.
3. Web site: Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (2019) . Korean Film Biz Zone . 11 September 2019 . en.
4. Web site: Comedic talents team up for 'Cheer Up, Mr. Lee' . . 7 August 2019 . 11 September 2019.
5. Web site: KoBiz - Korean Film Biz Zone . www.kobiz.or.kr . 11 September 2019 . ko.