"The Unbearable Lightness of Dating" redirects here. Not to be confused with The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Between Love and Hate
Korean name
Hangul,
Hanja戀愛,
Revised RomanizationYeonae, geu chameul su eobmneun gabyeoum
McCuneReischauerYnae, k ch‘aml su mnn kapyum
Directed byKim Hae-gon
Written byKim Hae-gon
Produced byKim Jeong-su
Jo Jin-man
StarringKim Seung-woo
Jang Jin-young
CinematographyChoi Gi-youl
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Music byLee Han-na
Distributed byCinema Service
Release date
September 7, 2006
Running time125 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$3.5 million
Box officeUS$3,464,124[1]
Between Love and Hate (also known as The Unbearable Lightness of Dating) is a 2006 South Korean film starring Kim Seung-woo and Jang Jin-young, and is the directorial debut of screenwriter Kim Hae-gon. Jang's performance won her Best Actress at the 2006 Korean Film Awards.[2] This would be Jang Jin-young's final film before her death almost 3 years later.
Plot
Young-woon works in his mother's restaurant, and is more interested in having a good time with his friends than settling down with his fiance. He allows himself to be seduced by bargirl Yeon-ah, and the two embark on a tumultuous love-hate relationship. But when Young-woon's mother finds out about the affair and pushes him into marrying his fiance, he is forced into choosing between the two women.