Because I Hate Korea

Because I Hate Korea (2024)

한국이 싫어서

A new start in life pursuing true happiness

Kye-na, an average woman in her late twenties, holds a steady job and a committed boyfriend, Ji-myoung. Yet instead of feeling content, she constantly faces uncertainty, confusion and anxiety. While struggling with personal relationships and life's woes, Kye-na finally embarks for New Zealand despite everyone’s dissuasion on leaving her home behind.

Date of release
2024-08-28
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Director
Jang Kun-jae

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Because I Hate Korea
  • Filmed in: New Zealand

Because I Hate Korea is a 2023 South Korean drama film directed by Jang Kun-jae and starring Go Ah-sung and Joo Jong-hyuk. Based on novel of the same name by Chang Kang-myoung, it follows a woman in her late 20s who suddenly leaves her job, family, and boyfriend behind to go to New Zealand alone in search of her own happiness.

Production

Produced by Mocushura in association with Cinematic Moment, Indiestory and Sidus Pictures, the film is distributed by NK Contents and its subsidiary D-Station in South Korea. Principal photography began on July 29, 2022. In January 2023 it was filmed in New Zealand after delay due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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