When Spring Comes | |
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Hangul | 봄날 |
Literal meaning | Spring Day |
Revised Romanization | Bomnal |
Directed by | Lee Don-ku |
Screenplay by | Lee Don-ku |
Starring | Son Hyun-joo Park Hyuk-kwon Jung Seok-yong Son Sook Park So-jin Jung Ji-hwan |
Production company | MCMC |
Distributed by | Contents Panda |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | est. US$189,423[1] |
When Spring Comes (Korean: 봄날; RR: Bomnal; lit. Spring Day) is a 2022 South Korean film directed by Lee Don-ku, starring Son Hyun-joo, Park Hyuk-kwon, Jung Seok-yong, Son Sook, Park So-jin and Jung Ji-hwan. The film depicts the story of a man trying to make big money at his father's funeral where all of his acquaintances have gathered, and gets caught up in an uncontrollable incident.[2] It was released theatrically on April 27, 2022.[3]
Ho-seong (Park Hyuk-kwon) who was once a powerful figure in a criminal organization is released from prison after 8 years. Now, his younger brother Jong-seong (Park Hyuk-kwon) is treated as a nuisance, and his eldest daughter Eun-ok (Park So-jin), who is about to get married, and his son Dong-hyuk (Jung Ji-hwan), whom he met after a long time, are ashamed of him. At the funeral of his father, where all his acquaintances are gathered, Ho-seong plans to collect condolence money and start a new business, dreaming of a second heyday. But, two rival gangs fighting for power arrive at the funeral. At the same time, Hoseong's friend Yang-hee (Jung Seok-yong), who has no clue, gets drunk and starts acting unrecoverable.[4]
Principal photography began on April 20, 2021.[7]