Directed by:
Yoon-gi LeeCinematography:
Sang-ho ChoiCast:
Do-youn Jeon, Jung-woo Ha, Il-hoa Choi, Seo-hui Go, Yeong-min Kim, Ji-eun Oh, Si-nae Jo, So-yeon Jang, Seung-yeon Lee, Eun-yong Yang, Jin-soo Park, Yong-wook Jin (more)Plots(1)
This was not how Byung-Woon had pictured a reunion with his ex-girlfriend. After a year of separation Hee-Su suddenly appears in front of him in a gambling hall and, without mincing words, demands repayment of a considerable sum of money she once lent him. Thus begins a road movie through the grey metropolis of Seoul, from one acquaintance Byung-Woon hits up for money to the next. Each of these stations has in store a new indignity for the suspicious, impatient Hee-Su, but also unexpected insights into the life of her former lover, whom she sees in a new light by the end of the exhausting day. Director Lee Yoon-Ki, known for subtle dramas about everyday life with strong female characters ("This Charming Girl", "Ad Lib Night"), outdid himself with My Dear Enemy. Imperceptibly he shifts the focus of the film from the exaggeratedly nonchalant, talkative debtor to the exasperated, taciturn lender. Jeon Do-Yeon plays the latter role in one of the most persuasive performances of her career. When her car is towed away that evening and the two have to continue on the underground and by foot with almost all of the money scraped together, the humiliations of the day have also taught Hee-Su something like humility – and for a moment a smile flashes across her face. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Do-youn Jeon
South Korea
Best movies:
The Harmonium In My Memory (1999)
Secret Sunshine (2007)
One Shot Scandal (2023) (series)
Jung-woo Ha
South Korea
Best movies:
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)
Time (2006)
The Chaser (2008)
Il-hoa Choi
South Korea
Best movies:
Tunnel (2017) (series)
Coffee Prince (2007) (series)
City Hunter (2011) (series)
Seo-hui Go
South Korea
Best movies:
When I Turned Nine (2004)
Memories of Murder (2003)
The Plan Man (2013)
Yeong-min Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Crash Landing on You (2019) (series)
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring (2003)
The World of the Married (2020) (series)
Ji-eun Oh
South Korea
Best movies:
My Dear Enemy (2008)
Living Death (2009)
The Worst Guy Ever (2007)
Si-nae Jo
South Korea
Best movies:
Going by the Book (2007)
Hide and Seek (2013)
My Dear Enemy (2008)
So-yeon Jang
South Korea
Best movies:
Crash Landing on You (2019) (series)
Silenced (2011)
Crossing (2008)
Seung-yeon Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
Wedding Dress (2010)
SKY Castle (2018) (series)
Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
Eun-yong Yang
South Korea
Best movies:
Signal (2016) (series)
Hello Ghost (2010)
The Royal Tailor (2014)
Jin-soo Park
South Korea
Best movies:
Windstruck (2004)
Silmido (2003)
Dancing Queen (2012)
Yong-wook Jin
South Korea
Best movies:
A Moment to Remember (2004)
Crossing (2008)
Going by the Book (2007)
Joong-ki Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
A Moment to Remember (2004)
Once in a Summer (2006)
The Scarlet Letter (2004)
Joo-ryung Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Silenced (2011)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Whatcha Wearin'? (2012)
Hye-ok Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Sunny (2011)
My Little Bride (2004)
Two Weeks (2013) (series)
Hee-jung Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Touch Your Heart (2019) (series)
Spider Forest (2004)
My Dear Enemy (2008)
Seung-hun Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Masquerade (2012)
Defendant (2017) (series)
1987: When the Day Comes (2017)