Cinema Street

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Cinema Street
Theatrical poster
Hangul
영화의 거리
RRYeonghwaui geori
MRYŏnghwaŭi kŏri
Directed byKim Min-geun
Screenplay byKim Min-geun
Kim Ye-sol
Starring
CinematographyPark Cheon-hyeon
Edited byKim Min-geun[1]
Music byKim Hyung-bin
Production
company
Noon Company
Distributed byCinesopa Film Distribution Cooperative[2]
Release date
  • September 16, 2021 (2021-09-16)
Running time
77 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Cinema Street (Korean: 영화의 거리) is a 2021 South Korean independent romantic comedy melodrama drama film directed by Kim Min-geun, and starring Han Sun-hwa and Lee Wan.[3] It was selected for the Busan Film Distribution Support Project, supported by the Busan Creative Economy Innovation Center and the Busan Cinema Center.[4] The film portrays the slapstick romance between two characters who are ex-lovers as they meet, love, break up, and meet again through work.[5][6] It had its theatrical release on September 16, 2021.[7][8]

Plot

Sun-hwa and Do-young reunited in Busan as film location manager and director, respectively. The romance between the ex-lovers who broke up and met through work is over, but it doesn't seem like it's over. Another falling-in-love romance begins at the workplace with extended flashbacks to their past relationship and a couple of comedic meetings with family members, who play ignorant but obviously know what is going on.[5][6]

Cast

  • Han Sun-hwa as Sun-hwa, a film location manager
  • Lee Wan as Do-young, a film director
  • Park Se-ki as Hae-sol, a production company CEO
  • Nam Gi-hyung as a cinematographer
  • Yoo Min-gon as an assistant director
  • Kim Ri-hyun as an assistant director
  • Jung Ma-rin as grandmother
  • Kim Shin-bi as Soo-hyeon
  • Lee Chang-won as Eun-ho
  • Seo In-soo as a village resident

Release

Cinema Street was released theatrically on September 16, 2021, in South Korea.[8]

Reception

Box Office

As of October 10, 2021, the total admissions is 1,971.[9]

References

  1. "Cinema Street a.k.a. Director's Intention Cast & crew". HanCinema. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Cinesopa Korea Film history". Cine21. June 20, 2025. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
  3. Park, Jung-Sun (September 12, 2021). "Han Sun-hwa makes her own way in her first movie, 'Cinema Street'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. Hwang, Chae-hyun (August 19, 2021). 이완X한선화 ‘영화의 거리’ 9월 16일 개봉 [Lee Wan X Han Sun-hwa's 'Cinema Street' opens on September 16th]. sports trends (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  5. "Cinema Street a.k.a. Director's Intention HanCinema Database". HanCinema. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  6. Yoo, Soo-kyung (August 5, 2021). 이완, 6년 만에 스크린 컴백...한선화와 호흡 [Lee Wan makes a screen comeback after six years...working with Han Sun-hwa]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. "Cinema Street Rotten Tomatoes Database". Rotten Tomatoes. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. Phil Mills (August 23, 2021). "Trailer: 'Cinema Street'". Far East Films. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  9. "Cinema Street a.k.a. Director's Intention Box Office - Admissions". HanCinema. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)