I Can Speak

I Can Speak
Theatrical release poster
Hangul 아이 캔 스피크
Revised Romanization Ai Kaen Seupikeu
Directed by Kim Hyun-seok
Produced by Lee Ha-young
Written by Yoo Seung-hee
Starring Na Moon-hee
Lee Je-hoon
Music by Lee Dong-joon
Cinematography You Yok
Edited by Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Production
company
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment
Little Big Pictures
Release date
  • September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21)
Running time
 119 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
English
Box office US$23.3 million[1]

I Can Speak is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Kim Hyun-seok, starring Na Moon-hee and Lee Je-hoon.[2][3] The film was released on September 21, 2017.

Plot

An elderly woman (played by Na Moon-hee) constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day. Along the way, she forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer (played by Lee Je-hoon) who begins to teach her English. Being the teacher of the elderly woman, he realizes the genuine reason why she learned English and becomes an important supporter in earnest.

Though the film is a comedy, the genre serves as a vehicle to discuss the deeper topic of Korean "comfort women" during World War II.

Cast

Main

A frequent trouble making visitor at the local public government office who has filed over 8,000 civil complaints.[4]

A ninth grade civil servant who comes across Na Ok-boon and teaches her English as per her request.

Supporting

Reception

I Can Speak was released in South Korea on September 21, 2017. On its opening weekend it topped the local box office, grossing US$5.2 million from 727,000 admissions over four days.[5][6] By September 29, 2017, the film had surpassed the 1 million viewer mark and collected a total of US$8.1 million in ticket sales.[7]

During the Korean Chuseok holiday weekend, the movie attracted 462,939 viewers,[8] increasing the total number of ticket sale to 2.86 million.[9]

According to the Korean Film Council, just twenty days after its release, I Can Speak had attracted 3 million viewers.[10]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
1st The Seoul Awards Best Actress Na Moon-hee Won [11][12]
Best New Actress Lee Sang-hee Nominated
11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Actress Na Moon-hee Nominated [13]
37th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Won [14][15]
Top 10 Films of the YearI Can SpeakWon
38th Blue Dragon Film AwardsBest Director Kim Hyun-seokWon[16]
Best ActressNa Moon-heeWon
Popular Star AwardWon
Best Supporting ActressYeom Hye-ranNominated
17th Director's Cut AwardsFilms of the YearI Can SpeakWon[17]
Best ActressNa Moon-heeWon
4th Korean Film Producers Association Awards Won
18th Women in Film Korea Awards Woman in Film of the Year Won
Cine 21 Awards Best Director Kim Hyun-seokWon
Best ActressNa Moon-heeWon
9th KOFRA Film Awards Won [18]
54th Baeksang Arts AwardsWon[19][20]
Best Supporting ActressYeom Hye-ranNominated
23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Screenplay Yoo Seung-hee Nominated [21]
Best Actress Na Moon-hee Nominated
27th Buil Film Awards Nominated [22]
Best Screenplay Yoo Seung-hee Nominated
55th Grand Bell Awards Pending [23]
Best Actress Na Moon-hee Pending

References

  1. ↑ "I Can Speak (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "아이 캔 스피크".
  3. ↑ "Daum영화 <아이 캔 스피크>".
  4. ↑ Ji Min-kyung (August 9, 2017). "[Oh!쎈 컷] '아이캔스피크' 이제훈, 9급공무원 변신 "따뜻한 행복 드리고파"". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-14.
  5. ↑ "Korea Box Office: 'I Can Speak' Leads Weekend". Variety. September 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Korean comedy-drama 'I Can Speak' rules weekend box office". Yonhap News Agency. September 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jung Sun Park (September 29, 2017). "[박스오피스IS] '킹스맨2' 압도적 1위..'아이캔스피크' 110만 돌파 '선전'". JTBC (in Korean).
  8. ↑ Shim Sun-ah (October 9, 2017). "'The Fortress' narrowly wins Chuseok weekend box office over 'The Outlaws'". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  9. ↑ Kim Jae-heun (October 9, 2017). "'Outlaws' breaks through to top Korean box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  10. ↑ "Comedy-drama 'I Can Speak' hurtles past 3 mln attendance mark". Yonhap News Agency. October 11, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  11. ↑ Jung Da-hoon (28 September 2017). "'제1회 더 서울어워즈' 노미네이트 공개, 이보영 지성 김희선 조승우 등 화려한 라인업 공개". SE Daily (in Korean).
  12. ↑ "'서울어워즈' 송강호·나문희·지성·박보영 주연상…·'박열'·'비숲' 대상[종합]". TV Report (in Korean). October 27, 2017.
  13. ↑ M. H. Lee (16 October 2017). "Comfort Woman Movie 'I Can Speak' Receives Award Nomination". Korea Bizwire. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  14. ↑ "설경구X나문희 영평상 남녀주연상…작품상 '남한산성' 4관왕[공식]" (in Korean). 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  15. ↑ "THE FORTRESS Dominates 37th Korean Film Critics Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. 30 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "[공식입장] '제38회 청룡영화상' 후보 공개, '불한당'vs'택시' 대격돌" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 2017-11-06.
  17. ↑ "[공식]봉준호·설경구·나문희, 디렉터스컷 어워즈 선정 '올해의 감독·배우상'". Chosun (in Korean).
  18. ↑ "'1987' chosen by film reporters as the best film of 2017". Yonhap News Agency. January 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "제54회 백상예술대상, TV·영화 각 부문별 수상 후보자 공개". JTBC (in Korean). April 6, 2018.
  20. ↑ "[2018 백상예술대상 종합] tvN '비밀의 숲'·영화 '1987' 대상 영예+3·4관왕". Osen (in Korean). May 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ "제23회 춘사영화제 5월18일 개최..홍상수·김민희 참석하나". Newsen (in Korean). May 3, 2018.
  22. ↑ "[23회 부산국제영화제] 부일영화상". Busan.com (in Korean). 20 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개…'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Seoul Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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