Gabi (2012)
- Original title
- 가비
- Directed by
- Chang Yoon-hyun
- Genre
- drama film, mystery film, spy film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A royal barista in 19th century Korea is caught in a plot to poison King Gojong with coffee. The plan involves a woman with dual loyalties and the barista's own lover.
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What happens
Gabi (Korean: 가비) is a 2012 South Korean historical mystery drama film starring Kim So-yeon, Joo Jin-mo and Park Hee-soon. It follows an ostensible assassination plot of King Gojong (1852–1919), using coffee brewed by royal barista Tanya. The plan is masterminded by Sadako, a Joseon woman with adopted Japanese nationality, and aided by Ilyich, Tanya's lover. Inspired by conspiracy theories about Gojong and the king's well-known love of coffee, the movie's title Gabi is a turn-of-the-century Chinese-character transliteration of "coffee." The film is based on author Kim Tak-hwan's historical fiction novel Noseoa Gabi ("Russian Coffee"). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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