Cinema Street

Cinema Street
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 (Korean영화의 거리) is a 2021 South Korean romantic comedy melodrama drama film directed by Kim Min-geun, starring Han Sun-hwa and Lee Wan.[3] The film portrays the slapstick romance between two characters who are ex-lovers as they meet, love, break up, and meet again through work.[4][5] It had its theatrical release on September 16, 2021.[6][7]

Plot

Sun-hwa and Do-young reunited in Busan as film location manager and director. 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.[4][5]

Cast

Main

Supporting

  • 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

Theatrical release

Cinema Street was released theatrically on September 16, 2021 in South Korea.[7]

Reception

Box Office

As of October 10, 2021, the total admissions is 1,971.[8]

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. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ "Cinema Street Rotten Tomatoes Database". Rotten Tomatoes. August 17, 2025. Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Phil Mills (August 23, 2021). "Trailer: 'Cinema Street'". Far East Films. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cinema Street a.k.a. Director's Intention Box Office - Admissions". HanCinema. August 17, 2025. Archived from the original on August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.