| More Than Family | |||||
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| Director: | Choi Ha-na | ||||
| Producer: | Kim Se-hun | ||||
| Screenplay: | Choi Ha-na | ||||
| Starring: | Krystal Jung Jang Hye-jin Choi Deok-moon Nam Moon-chul Shin Jae-hwi | ||||
| Music: | Park In-young | ||||
| Cinematography: | Kim Ji-hyun | ||||
| Editing: | Han Ji-youn | ||||
| Studio: | ATO MOTTO | ||||
| Distributor: | Little Big Pictures | ||||
| Runtime: | 110 minutes | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
More Than Family is a 2020 South Korean family comedy film directed by Choi Ha-na and starring Krystal Jung, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Deok-moon, Shin Jae-hwi and Nam Moon-chul.[1] It revolves around To-il, (Krystal Jung) who gets pregnant while dating her tutoring student.[2] The film was premiered at Busan International Film Festival on October 25, 2020.[3] [4] It was released in theaters in South Korea on November 12, 2020. And it was available on iQiyi on December 26 (for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand).
Kim To-il (Krystal Jung) gets pregnant while dating her 19 years old tutoring student. Her mother and step-father are not pleased with the situation, so she decides to track down her biological father whom she has not seen for 15 years. The journey to find him brings back memories of her birth father and her step-father. When she realizes that she wasn't ready to face her father, she runs into him. Meanwhile, her step father, Tae Hyo is disappointed that she left them to find her birth father. In her absence, the father of the baby disappears. When the two fathers meet, they end up embarking on a quest to find him, which unfolds a series of playful happenings.
In July 2019, Krystal Jung was cast to play lead role in the film.[7] It is debut film of Choi Ha-na as director.[8] The filming began on August 13, 2019[9] and completed by the end of September 2019.
The film was released on November 12, 2020.[10]
As per review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds 50th place on box office as of December 6, 2020.
| Admissions (persons)as of respective weekend date | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week ending | Admissions (cumulative) | Notes |
| 21,835 | [12] | |
| 16,157 | ||
Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.21 from the audience.[13] [14]
| Year | Awards | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | Krystal Jung | [15] [16] | |||
| 42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress | [17] | |||
| 41st Golden Cinematography Awards | Popularity Award by Cinematographer | [18] | |||
| 26th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress | [19] | |||