No Regret (2006)

Sumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job. One night, a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving... See full summary »

Director:

Hee-il Leesong

Writer:

Hee-il Leesong

Stars:

Nam-gil Kim, Young-hoon Lee, Hyeon-cheol Jo

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nam-gil Kim	...	Song Jae-min (as Han Lee)
Young-hoon Lee	...	Lee Su-min
Hyeon-cheol Jo	...	Jung-tae
Dong-wook Kim	...	Ga-ram
Seung-gil Jeong	...	Madame (as Seung-kil Jeong)
Hwa-yeong Kim	...	Jae-min's mother
Seung-cheol Lee	...	Jae-min's father
Jeong-hwa Kim	...	Hyun-woo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doo-yeong Choi
Choon-ha Hwang	...	Jae-chul
Gi-woong Park	...	Gay Employee
Mi-hyeon Park	...	Restaurant Manager
Ik-joon Yang

Storyline

Sumin is an orphan trying to balance work in a factory with study at an art college and an evening job. One night, a rich young businessman makes an advance on him during one of his driving jobs. They meet again the next day: it is during a round of redundancy cuts at the factory where Sumin refuses an attempt by a man (who is in fact the boss' son Jaemin) to save his job. Eventually, Sumin is seduced into working as a prostitute in an up-market boy-brothel as Jaemin's obsession with him grows, leaving Jaemin helpless in the face of his overwhelming desire. This is a film of bold sexuality, where unexpected passion, desire and misunderstandings wreak havoc of an operatic intensity.

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Plot Keywords:

factory | obsession | orphan | oral sex | class distinction | 

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Taglines:

Divided by Class, United by Passion.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [United States]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

16 November 2006 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

No Regret

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,181, 27 July 2008

Gross USA:

$15,347

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$305,103

Company Credits

Production Co:

Generation Blue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Karaoke track, played in the gay strip club is called - Milion Alikh Roz (Million Red Roses). An infamous Soviet/Russian song, originally performed by Alla Pugacheva. The song is about a tortured artist seeking for love with someone of a higher social status. A very clear parallel could be made between this and the essential plot of the movie.

User Reviews

wonderful entertainment

really moving and endearing story of a love that seems doomed from the beginning,terrific acting especially by Young Hoon Lee who brings beauty and charisma to this demanding role. I watched this with open eyes which turn many times to eyes of tears, the film has twist and turns and a very surprising end, the gay interest is handled with compassion and skill. If you want a film to entertain and flood your emotions,watch this film. I targeted this film because of the content but was amazed how easy it was to be emotionally involved with the lead characters,filmed in a professional way with great effort taken to run the emotions of the film and the prejudices of society and the families involved, I saw no downside for this movie.