Antique (film)

Antique (Korean: 서양 골동 양과자점 앤티크) is a 2008 South Korean comedy thriller film, starring Ju Ji-hoon, Kim Jae-wook, Yoo Ah-in and Choi Ji-ho. It is based on the comic Antique Bakery by Fumi Yoshinaga.^[2] It was released in cinemas in South Korea on November 13, 2008.

Antique
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	서양 골동 양과자점 앤티크
Hanja	西洋 骨董 洋菓子店 앤티크
RR	Seoyang goldong yanggwajajeom aentikeu
MR	Sŏyang koldong yanggwajajŏm aent'ik'ŭ
Directed by	Min Kyu-dong
Written by	Min Kyu-dong Kim Da-young Lee Kyeong-ui
Based on	Antique Bakery (manga) by Fumi Yoshinaga
Produced by	Min Jin-su Lee Yu-jin
Starring	Ju Ji-hoon Kim Jae-wook Yoo Ah-in Choi Ji-ho
Cinematography	Kim Jun-young
Edited by	Kim Sun-min
Music by	Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan
Production companies	Soo Film Zip Cinema Opus Pictures United Pictures Sponge Finecut
Distributed by	Showbox
Release date	November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean French
Box office	US$5.6 million[1]

It was invited to the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.^[3] It was released on DVD in the UK on February 11, 2013, as Antique Bakery,^[4] though its official English title in South Korea, and which it was promoted as at festivals internationally, is just Antique. As of March 2021, it has not been widely released in Northern America or Australia.

Plot

As an heir to the family fortune, Jin-hyuk has money, the looks, the charm, everything except finding the love of his life. So he sets up a cake shop where women are sure to come. He hires Sun-woo, a talented patissier who had a crush on Jin-hyuk back in high school. Along with an ex-boxing champion Gi-beom and a clueless bodyguard Su-young, the four unique and handsome young men stir up the quiet neighborhood at their cake shop, Antique. Although seemingly careless and happy, each of the four men have unforgettable pasts that they are afraid to face, but their secrets slowly begin to unravel.

Cast

• Ju Ji-hoon as Kim Jin-hyeok – "Antique" bakery owner
• Kim Jae-wook as Min Seon-woo – gay genius pâtissier
• Yoo Ah-in as Yang Ki-beom – boxing champion turned apprentice
• Choi Ji-ho as Nam Soo-yeong – bodyguard
• Andy Gillet as Jean-Baptise Evan
• Ko Chang-seok as gay club master
• Yeo Jin-goo as young Jin-hyeok
• Kim Jung-heon as Pretty worker
• Kim Min-sun as Jin-hyeok's girlfriend (cameo)
• Lee Young-jin as Jin-hyeok's girlfriend (cameo)
• Seo Young-hee as Jin-hyeok's girlfriend (cameo)
• Kim Chang-wan as old man
• Lee Hwi-hyang as the old man's girlfriend

Reception

The film opened third at the box office grossing $1,495,183.^[5] The second weekend it rose up to the second place grossing $909,629.^[5] The film ended its run grossing $5,608,515 with 1,192,456 tickets sold nationwide.^[6][5] The film drew more than one million moviegoers within the first two weeks of its release.^[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2008	11th Director's Cut Awards	Best New Actor	Yoo Ah-in	Won
2009	45th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actor – Film	Ju Ji-hoon	Nominated
		Most Popular Actor (Film)		Won
	13th Fantasia International Film Festival	Best Film	Antique	Nominated
	22nd Austin Gay and Lesbian International Festival	aGLIFF Award	Antique	Nominated
	17th Icheon Chunsa Film Festival	Best Director	Min Kyu-dong	Nominated
	46th Grand Bell Awards	Best Art Direction	Jeon Kyung-ran	Nominated