The Soup (film)

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Directed byLim Young-hoon
Screenplay byLim Young-hoon
Produced byChoi Chang-gyu
StarringShin Jung-geun
Yoon Park
Jang So-yeon
Go Na-hee
The Soup
Directed byLim Young-hoon
Screenplay byLim Young-hoon
Produced byChoi Chang-gyu
StarringShin Jung-geun
Yoon Park
Jang So-yeon
Go Na-hee
CinematographyLee Hyun-soo
Release dates
  • April 2017 (2017-04) (AIFF)
  • 12 July 2018 (2018-07-12) (South Korea)
Running time
103 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The Soup (Korean: 식구; RR: Sikgu) is a 2017 South Korean family drama film starring Shin Jung-geun, Yoon Park, Jang So-yeon and Go Na-hee. Written and directed by Lim Young-hoon, it was based on the true story of an ex-convict who entered the home of a mentally disabled couple with a 7-year-old daughter, and ends up living with them. It premiered and was named Best Foreign Feature at the 26th Arizona International Film Festival 2017.[1][2][3]

Abandoned by his family due to his wrongdoings, ex-convict Jae-goo (Yoon Park) makes a living working as a construction worker. One day, he meets and approaches mentally disabled Soon-sik (Shin Jung-geun) at a funeral hall who let him spends the night at his house. The next morning Jae-goo leaves, but when Soon-sik comes home from work, he is startled to find Jae-goo at his home again.[4][5]

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