Life is tough for four ajumma, or housewives, in "
Girl Scout", an action comedy directed by
Kim Sang-man.
The film was released last Thursday. It is the only Korean film that was included among the top five ranking, as of Monday.
The film takes place in Bongcheon-3 dong, a deprived area in Seoul where this aggressive middle-aged squad lives.
The squad members are I-man (
Nah Moon-hee), a woman in her 60s working at a supermarket to look after her unemployed son; Bong-soon (
Lee Kyeong-sil), a widow who lives with an ill child; Mi-kyung (
Kim Seon-ah), a divorcee; and Eun-ji (
Ko Joon-hee), a caddie.
The four women are determined to raise the money to open up a store in their neighborhood.
It is their sole...
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By Lee Hyo-won
Staff Reporter
"Ajumma". The word can be roughly translated as "auntie", normally referring to married women or those past the rosy bloom of their youth. In certain contexts it can be derogatory or even sexist, but it's also a fond term for all the mothers of the world.
Director
Kim Sang-man celebrate ajumma power in his directorial debut, "
Girl Scout". But there are, of course, no girls to be found here. Think of a pitifully amateur Charlie's Angels with four generations of women, from a 20-year-old to a grandma in her 60s, joining forces to get their money back from a swindler.
Our main ajumma is played by
Kim Seon-ah, the lovable heroine of "My Lovely Samsoon" ("
My Name is Kim Sam-soon"). Mi-kyeong is a 30-something-year-old divorcee trying to make ends meet for her young daughter.
Veteran actress ...
MoreIn late April, Iron Man arrived in the Korean cinema, smashing the box office into very profitable pieces. In mid-May, Prince Caspian took the baton and kept up the pressure on Korean competitors. Last weekend, whip-wielding Indy joined the Hollywood-only party, roped in plenty of movie tickets sales.
The bombardment of Hollywood films dragged down the share of Korean films to a record low. But the bleak development was widely predicted since only a couple of new Korean releases were made. June might be slightly different, as eight Korean movies are set for release.
"
Girl Scout", directed by
Kim Sang-man, will hit theaters on June 5, featuring well-known actors such as
Kim Seon-ah,
Nah Moon-hee,
Lee Kyeong-sil. The film will test whether the audiences still have an appetite for a chase-the-money drama with fewer funny moments than publicized.
Waiting in line for the June 12 release are four Korean films: "
Life is Cool", "
Beyond All Magic",
"Spare" and
"Like Father, Like Son". "
Life is Cool", directed by
Choi Ik-hwan, will introduce a love story where three men fall in love with the same woman. The film uses "anigraphics", putting together conventional shooting of real actors and animation.
Kim Soo-ro,
Kang Seong-jin,
Kim Jin-soo play three close friends competing for the affec...
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Kim Seon-ah, who gained top star status after the success of the drama "My Lovely Sam Soon", has confirmed to appear in the movie "Girl Scouts" (by director Kim Sang Man).
After "My Lovely Sam Soon" ("
My Name is Kim Sam-soon"),
Kim Seon-ah said that she had agreed to appear in "Thursday's Child" last May. But even after the filming started last September, due to the change of directors and production problems, her agency had cancelled her contract with the movie. "Thursday's Child" is directed by director ...
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