Just Friends? (2009)

Original title

친구사이?

Directed by

Kim Jho Kwang-soo

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

29 min

Rated

15

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A gay couple spends time together after one of them returns from mandatory military service. They must navigate the pressure of keeping their relationship a secret from family and friends.

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What happens

Just Friends? (Korean: 친구사이?; RR: Chingusai?) is a 2009 South Korean short film directed and written by Kim Jho Kwang-soo. It is the second installment in a series of gay-themed short films directed by Kim, following the 2008 film Boy Meets Boy. The film stars Yeon Woo-jin and Lee Je-hoon, who together play a couple that must deal with the issue of coming out. It premiered at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival on October 10, 2009. Two months later on December 17, Just Friends? was theatrically released in South Korea. A follow-up to Just Friends?, titled LOVE, 100°C, was released in 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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