| Coffee Mate | |||||
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| Director: | Yi Hyun-ha | ||||
| Producer: | Kang Sung-wook Ryu Hee-jung | ||||
| Starring: | Yoon Jin-seo Oh Ji-ho | ||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Hak-bae | ||||
| Studio: | Sunny Entertainment Co. Ltd | ||||
| Distributor: | Storm Pictures | ||||
| Runtime: | 111 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Gross: | [1] | ||||
Coffee Mate is a 2016 South Korean melodrama film written and directed by Yi Hyun-ha, starring Yoon Jin-seo and Oh Ji-ho.[2]
In-young is a housewife whose conventional life consists of spending time in a café. At the café, she meets Hee-soo, a carpenter, who suggests In-young that they become "coffee mates" - friends who only meet at the café and no contact via phone calls and message texts. As the meetings become more frequent, In-young and Hee-soo begin sharing their daily routines and personal secrets. Soon they find themselves having grown feelings for each other.
The film premiered on October 7, 2016, at the 21st Busan International Film Festival, and went on general release in South Korea on March 1, 2017.[3] [4]