Director's Intention

Sep 16, 2021

1h 18m

★ 6.0

Why don’t we just focus on the work and get over with?

Overview

Sun-hwa is a location manager in Busan who scouts locations for film shoots. She's always loved her work and her city. One day, she joins a new project out of the blue. But as soon as she walks through the door, she recognizes the director immediately. It's Do-young, her ex-boyfriend who left her and went to Seoul to fulfill his dream. They were lovers in the past but now Sun-hwa has to face him as a business partner. To make things worse, all he says is "NO!"

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Cinesopa

Director's Intention Trailers

Cast

Sun-hwa

Han Seon-hwa

Do-young

Lee Wan

Park Se-gi

Nam Gi-hyung

Yoo Min-gon

Kim Ri-hyun

Jung Ma-rin

Soo-hyun

Kim Shin-bi

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