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It's Okay!
2023 South Korean coming-of-age film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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It's Okay! (Korean: 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!) is a 2023 South Korean coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Kim Hye-young in her directorial debut. The film starring Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, and Chung Su-bin, follows In-yeong (Lee Re), a high school student who loses her mother and hides in her art group school basement, but is discovered by the strict art director Seol-ah (Jin Seo-yeon), and they unexpectedly end up living together.[2]
It was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its International premiere on 18 February,[3] and won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.[4][5]
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Plot
The ever-optimistic girl In-yeong, who is happiest when on stage, ends up living under the same roof as Seol-ah, a lonely perfectionist and the strict director of an arts troupe. Then there's Na-ri, the star and perpetual top performer of the troupe, who considers In-yeong her one-sided rival. Do-yoon, In-yeong's one and only male friend, confesses his feelings daily, blurring the line between love and friendship. And Dong-wook, a quirky pharmacist and In-yeong's neighborhood friend, offers both words of advice and medicine prescriptions.
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Cast
- Lee Re as In-yeong
- Jin Seo-yeon as Seol-ah
- Chung Su-bin as Na-ri
- Lee Jung-ha as Do-yoon[6]
- Son Suk-ku as Dong-wook
Release
It's Okay! had its premiere at 28th Busan International Film Festival in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section on October 6, 2023.[7][8] It had its International premiere on February 18, 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Generation Kplus,[9][10][11] where it won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.[12]
The film was showcasesd in Family section of the 71st Sydney Film Festival on June 17, 2024.[13]
It was released in theaters in South Korea on February 26, 2025.[14]
Reception
The film was released on February 26, 2025 on 588 screens.[15][16] The film opened with 17,126 cumulative audience on the first day of its release.[17]
As of March 19, 2025[update], the film has grossed US$691,275 from 164,320 admissions at the South Korean box office.[16][1]
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