Hellcats (film) explained

Hellcats
Director:Kwon Chil-in[1]
Producer:Kang Woo-suk
Kim Eun-young
Cinematography:Jo Yong-gyu
Editing:Kim Sun-min
Distributor:Cinema Service
Runtime:114 minutes
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Native Name:
Child:yes
Hangul:뜨거운 것이 좋아
Rr:Tteugeoun Geosi Joa
Mr:Ttŭgŏun Kŏshi Choa

Hellcats (; 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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2008 Best Actress
Best New Actor
Best Actress
Best New Actress
Best Editing Kim Sun-min
Best Actress

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korean Film Observatory: Quarterly Herald about the Film Industry and Policy in Korea. 2007.
  2. Web site: Lee . Hyo-won . Hellcats Is Charmingly Off-Tune . . 2014-01-20 . 27 January 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201174128/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/01/141_17459.html . 1 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: Yang. Sung-jin. Hellcats rejects men, holds girl-only party. The Korea Herald. 2014-01-20. 8 January 2008. 2022-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927053527/http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20080108000031. dead.