Ice Bar

Not to be confused with ice bar.

Ice Bar (Korean: 아이스케키; RR: Aiseukeki) is a 2006 South Korean family film, directed by Yeo In-gwang and starring Park Ji-bin and Shin Ae-ra. It was released on August 24, 2006 in South Korea.^[1][2] The film won the best film award at the 21st Fukuoka International Film Festival in 2007.^[3]

Ice Bar
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Hangul	아이스케키
RR	Aiseukeki
MR	Aisŭk'ek'i
Directed by	Yeo In-gwang
Screenplay by	Yeon Mi-jung
Produced by	Shim Jae Myung
Starring	Park Ji-bin Shin Ae-ra
Cinematography	Hwang Ki Suk
Edited by	Heo Sun Mi
Music by	Lee Byeong Hun
Production company	MK Pictures
Release date	August 24, 2006 (2006-08-24)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Synopsis

In 1969, Korea. Ten-year-old Young-rae (Park Ji-Bin) lives alone with his mother (Shin Ae Ra) in the countryside. Life is difficult for them and his mother is forced to illegally sell imported cosmetics on the street. But Young-rae is plucky and can stand up to anything including defending his mother — anything except when other kids call him names for being "fatherless." So when he hears that the father he had only dreamed of is alive and living in Seoul, he makes it his life goal to get to the city and find him. The only way to get there, however, is a long and expensive train ride. To raise money, Young-rae starts to sell ice cream bars.

Cast

Main

• Park Ji-bin as Young-rae
• Shin Ae-ra as Young-rae's mother

Supporting

• Jin Goo as In-baek, manager of the 'Ice Cake' factory^[4]
• Hahm Eun-jung as Mi-sook
• Kim Ja Young as Suk Joon's mother
• Kwon Byung Gil as the teacher
• Lee Jae-ryong as Young Rae's father
• Ko Chang-seok as a cop
• Lee A-In as Cart owner's granddaughter
• Yang Joo Ho as Seung Il
• Kim Kyung-ran as Choon Ja's mother
• Kim Sun-Young as Choon Ja

Guests

• Kang Sung Hae as Seok Soon's father
• Park Chang Ik as Seung Il's group member}
• Kim Young Sun as Mad woman
• Yoon Hee Chul as the CEO
• Uhm Hyun Kyung

Release

Ice Bar premiered in South Korea on August 24, 2006.^[5] In February 2007, it was invited at 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 'Generation section'.^[6]

Home media

Streaming rights of the film were sold to online streaming services Naver,^[7] Amazon's Prime Video^[8] and AsianCrush among others.^[9]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref.
The 7th Gatchi Spring Film Festival	2006	Screening	Yeo In-Gwang	Nominated	[10]
Women in Film Korea Festival		Women in Film Korea Award	Mi-jeong Yeon	Won
The 1st Korea Film Acting Awards	2007	Nominee film	Ice Bar	Nominated
The 44th Grand Bell Awards		Best New Actress Award	Shin Ae Ra	Nominated
57th Berlin International Film Festival		Generation Category	Ice Bar	Nominated	[1]
Toronto Sprocket Children's Film Festival		Competing film		Nominated	[11]
21st Fukuoka Asian Film Festival		Best Picture (Grand Prize)		Won
		Screening	Yeo In-Gwang	Nominated
Italy G-Pony Film Festival		Competing film	Ice Bar	Nominated
Mill Valley Film Festival		World Cinema		Nominated