More Than Family

More Than Family (Korean: 애비규환; RR: Aebi Gyuhwan) is a 2020 South Korean family comedy film directed by Choi Ha-na-I and starring Krystal Jung, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Deok-moon and Nam Moon-chul.[3] It revolves around To-il, (Krystal Jung) who gets pregnant while dating her tutoring student.[4] The film was premiered at Busan International Film Festival on October 25, 2020.[5][6] It was released in theaters in South Korea on November 12, 2020.[1] And it was available on iQiyi on December 26(for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand).

More Than Family
Theatrical release poster
Hangul애비규환
Revised RomanizationAbby Gyuhwan
Directed byChoi Ha-na
Produced byKim Se-hun
Screenplay byChoi Ha-na
StarringKrystal Jung
Jang Hye-jin
Choi Deok-moon
Nam Moon-chul
Music byPark In-young
CinematographyKim Ji-hyun
Edited byHan Ji-youn
Production
company
ATO
MOTTO
Distributed byLittle Big Pictures
Release date
  • October 25, 2020 (2020-10-25) (BIFF)
  • November 12, 2020 (2020-11-12) (South Korea)[1]
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeest. US$190,327[2]

Synopsis

To-il (Krystal Jung) gets pregnant while dating her 19 years old tutoring student. Her mother and step-father are not pleased with the situation, so she decides to track down her biological father whom she has not seen for 15 years. The journey to find him brings back memories of her birth father and her step-father. When she realizes that she wasn't ready to face her father, she runs into him. Meanwhile, her step father, Tae Hyo is disappointed that she left them to find her birth father. In her absence, the father of baby disappears. When the two fathers meet, they end up embarking on a quest to find him. And the quest unfolds a series of playful happenings.

Cast
  • Krystal Jung as Kim Toe-il[7]
  • Shin Jae-hwi as Ho Hoon, To-Il's boyfriend
  • Jang Hye-jin[8] as Seon-myeong
  • Choi Deok-moon as Tae Hyo, To-Il's stepfather
  • Nam Moon-chul as Ho Hoon's father
  • Lee Hae-young as Hwan Gyu
  • Kang Mal-geum as Ho Hoon's mother

Production

In July 2019, Krystal Jung was cast to play lead role in the film.[9] It is debut film of Choi Ha-na as director.[10] The filming began on August 13, 2019.[11]

Reception

Box office

The film was released on November 12, 2020.[2]

As per review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds 50th place on box office as of December 6, 2020.[12][13]

Admissions

Based on the Integrated Computer Network for Cinema Admission Tickets

As of Cumulative admissions Ref.
January 12, 2021 22,763 persons [2][13]
Admissions (persons)

as of respective weekend date

Week ending Admissions (cumulative) Notes
As of November 22, 2020 21,835 [14]
As of November 15, 2020 16,157

Critical response

Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.21 from the audience.[12][13][15]

References
  1. "'애비규환' 크리스탈x장혜진x강말금, 매력 넘친 흑백 카리스마[화보]" ['Abi Gyu-hwan' Crystal x Jang Hye-jin x Kang Mal-geum, black and white charisma full of charm [pictorial]]. Chosun. October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. "MORE THAN FAMILY (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. "More Than Family (Korean Movie – 2019) – 애비규환". HanCinema.
  4. "Krystal of f(x) plays first lead role in comedy film 'More than Family'". m.koreatimes.co.kr. November 4, 2020.
  5. "Korean films – More Than Family". BIFF. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  6. Festival, Asian Film (October 6, 2020). "20 Korean films you shouldn't miss at the 25th Busan International Film Festival (Part 2)".
  7. "[New Movie] "More Than Family"". HanCinema. July 27, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. "[HanCinema's News] Jang Hye-jin and Krystal Talk About "More Than Family" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database". www.hancinema.net.
  9. "크리스탈 정수정, 영화 '애비규환' 캐스팅…스크린 도전". YTN. July 11, 2019.
  10. "크리스탈, 독립영화 '애비규환' 출연확정…안방 넘어 스크린 본격활동 기회". 대한민국 IT포털의 중심! 이티뉴스. July 11, 2019.
  11. "크리스탈, 독립영화 '애비규환' 출연…임신한 대학생役 | SBS연예뉴스". July 12, 2019.
  12. "Abby Gyuhwan More than Family, 2020". Naver 영화. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  13. "애비규환(2020)" [Abi Gyu-hwan (2020)]. Daum. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  14. "Korean Box Office". HanCinema. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  15. "MORE THAN FAMILY BY HA-NA CHOI". Cinando. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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