[Discussion] Coffee (Russian Coffee) ~ Movie

Synopsis:

''Coffee" depicts the assassination attempt of King Gojong (Park Hee-Soon) - the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty. Set towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian sharpshooter Illichi (Joo Jin-Mo) and Joseon's first barista Danya (Kim So-Yeon) are manipulated by Sadako (Yoo-Sun) in an intricate plot to assassinate King Gojong. [asianmediawiki] Movie is based on the novel "Russian Coffee" by Kim Tak Hwan (first published on July 6, 2009). "Russian Coffee" is a fictionalized story based in a historical setting. Shooting locations includes 16 different locations in South Korea and Russia.

Movie: Gabi (International English title / literal title)
Revised romanization: Gabi
Hangul: 가비
Director: Chang Yoon-Hyun
Writer: Kim Tak-Hwan (novel)
Release Date: March 15, 2011
Country: South Korea

Cast:

Joo Jin-Mo - Illichi
Kim So-Yeon - Danya
Park Hee-Soon - Emperor Gojong
Yoo-Sun - Sadako

Trailer:



*This movie opens soon. Will you watch this?

It's definitely caught my interest. I'm really curious why it and the novel it's based on are called "Russian Coffee"....

KamZ wrote: i was just reading about this movie..i almost even started a discussion thread for it...thank god i searched first lol...
i think it's going to be interesting...i'm adding it to my list...


Thank God for that...phewwwww lol

Jajajaa... I know!!

This looks interesting.

Jeanie unnie, check your PMs...:p