I Want to Know Your Parents

I Want to Know Your Parents
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Hangul	니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다
Literal meaning	I Want to See Your Parents' Faces
Revised Romanization	Ni Bumo Eolguli Bogo Sipda

Directed by	Kim Ji-hoon
Screenplay by	Gim Gyung-mi
Based on	Japanese theatrical play Oya no Kao ga Mitai by Seigo Hatasawa
Produced by	Jin Il-kyu
Starring	Sol Kyung-gu Chun Woo-hee Moon So-ri Oh Dal-su Ko Chang-seok
Music by	Kim Tae-seong
Production companies	The Tower Pictures Fox International Productions Korea River Pictures
Distributed by	Mindmark
Release date	April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$3.1 million^[1]

I Want to Know Your Parents (Korean: 니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다; RR: Ni Bumo Eolguli Bogo Sipda; lit. I Miss Your Parents' Faces) is a 2022 South Korean mystery drama film directed by Kim Ji-hoon and written by Gim Gyung-mi. Based on a Japanese theatrical play Oya no Kao ga Mitai by Seigo Hatasawa,^[2] the film stars Sol Kyung-gu, Chun Woo-hee, Moon So-ri, Oh Dal-su and Ko Chang-seok. The film about school violence revolves around an eighth grade student, who kills himself but not before writing the names of the students who victimized him. And when their parents are called to the school, a battle goes on regarding the will.^[3] It was released theatrically on April 27, 2022.^[4]

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Synopsis

The film exposes the ugliness of human nature and the real-life issue of bullying. The turning point comes when the lawyer's son is framed by three fathers, leading the lawyer to regret his past perjuries. However, despite this realization, the lawyer fails to take responsibility and continues to avoid his son's problems, ultimately denying himself the chance for redemption.

Cast

Sol Kyung-gu as Kang Ho-chang, a lawyer and the father of Kang Han-gyeol, a student at a prestigious Haneum International Middle School.^[5]
Chun Woo-hee as Song Jeong-wook, a homeroom teacher.^[6]
Moon So-ri as victim's mother^[7]
Oh Dal-su as Do Ji-yeol^[8]
Ko Chang-seok as Teacher Jung^[9]
Kang Shin-il as Principal
Kim Hong-pa as Park Moo-taek, a former police chief.^[10]
Sung Yoo-bin as Kang Han-gyeol, student designated as a perpetrator of school violence.^[11]
Yoo Jae-sang as Kim Gun-woo^[12]
Jung Yoo-ahn as Do Yoon-jae^[12]
Choi Hee-jin as Prison Guard^[13]
Jung Taek-hyun as Jung Yi-deun^[14]
Yoon Kyung-ho as public prosecutor

Production

Principal photography began on May 29, 2017, and ended on August 27, 2017, at Tangeum Lake in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.^[15] The film was completed in 2018 but the release was postponed indefinitely due to the #MeToo controversy at the time.^[16]

Reception

Box office

The film was released on 1007 screens on April 27, 2022.^[17]^[18] It was placed at no. 2 at the domestic box office on opening day,^[19] and the first weekend of its release.^[20]

As of July 21, 2022^[update], it has a gross of US$3,091,257 along with 403,569 admissions.^[1]

Critical response

Oh Jin-Woo writing for Cine21 stated that the film looked at school violence from the perpetrator's point of view. Oh criticised the editing and felt that in spite of energetic performance of actors "due to the somewhat loose editing" "fun of the original story is halved." Oh concluded by writing, "Here, all the sets feel too new, so they don't fit the heavy movie theme, which interferes with immersion."^[21]

Home media

The film was released on streaming service Disney+ in South Korea on June 1, 2022.^[22]

References

^ ^a ^b "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2022". KOFIC. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
^ Pierce Conran (June 23, 2017). "SUL Kyung-gu, OH Dal-su, CHUN Woo-hee, MOON So-ri Enter School Bullying Drama". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ "I Want to Know Your Parents - (Korean Movie, 2022, 니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다)". HanCinema. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ Yang, Yoo-jin (April 18, 2022). ""당신이라면?"…'니 부모 얼굴이', 학폭 가해자 부모들의 추악한 민낯 [MD현장](종합)" ["If it were you?"... 'The face of your parents', the ugly bare faces of the parents of the perpetrators of bullying [MD field] (Comprehensive)]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Dong-hoon (April 18, 2022). "'니 부모 얼굴이 보고싶다, 기대하세요'[★포토]" ['I miss seeing your parents' faces, look forward to it'[★Photo]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Ko, Jae-wan (April 18, 2022). "'니부모' 천우희 "애걸복걸 해주신 설경구에게 큰절 올리고 싶어"" ['Your Parents' Chun Woo-hee "I want to give a big bow to Seol Kyung-gu, who begged for me"]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Oh, Bo-ram (April 7, 2022). "'니 부모 얼굴이…' 김지훈 감독 "가해 부모 시선으로 본 학폭"" ['Your parents face... ' Director Kim Ji-hoon "School violence seen from the perspective of the offender's parents"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Jeon, Hyung-hwa (March 30, 2022). "오달수 논란 이후 5년..'니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다' 4월27일 개봉 확정" [Five years after Oh Dal-su's controversy... 'I miss your parents' face confirmed for release on April 27th]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Lee, Young-jong (April 18, 2022). "영화 '니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다'...학교폭력 가해자 부모들의 민낯" [The movie 'I miss your parents' faces'...the faces of parents of perpetrators of school violence]. Inside and Outer Economy TV (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ Kim, Kyung-hee (April 18, 2022). "'니 부모' 김홍파 "내 나이 61, 나 어릴때도 있었던 학폭 아직도 있더라"" ['Your Parents' Kim Hong-pa "I'm 61, the school violence that I had when I was young is still there"]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ Kim, Bo-ra (April 13, 2022). "니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다' 설경구→성유빈, 강렬 비주얼 포스터 공개" [I miss your parents' faces' Seol Kyung-gu → Sung Yu-bin, intense visual poster released]. Osen (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b Yang, Yoo-jin (April 20, 2022). ""피해자 아픔 온전히 전달되길"…'니 부모' 김지훈 감독이 학폭 문제를 다루는 법 [MD인터뷰](종합)". My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다". KOBIS. January 2, 2024.
^ Ryu, Ji-yoon (April 27, 2022). "[볼 만해?] 너를 괴물로 만든 '니 부모 얼굴이 보고싶다'". Daily An (in Korean). Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Naver. 국제중학교 교사 아들 정이든(정택현 분)
^ Jang, Jin-ri (September 1, 2017). "'니 부모', 3개월 촬영 마무리…설경구 "모두가 치열히 고민한 작품"" [Filming for 'Your Parents' finished in 3 months... Seol Kyung-gu, "The work that everyone thought hard about"]. Chosun News (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022.
^ Kang Hyo-jin (April 18, 2022). "오달수, 5년 만에 개봉 '니 부모 얼굴이 보고싶다' 언론시사회 불참" [Oh Dal-soo, does not attend press preview for 'I Miss Your Parents', released after 5 years]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved April 18, 2022 – via Naver.
^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) Box office: I Want to Know Your Parents (2022)". KOFIC. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "일별 박스오피스" [Daily box office]. Korean Film Council (in Korean). KOBIS. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
^ Kim Ji-hye (April 28, 2022). "'니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다', 박스오피스 2위로 출발…'신동덤' 못 넘었다" ['I Miss Your Parents' Faces' Departs 2nd at the Box Office... I couldn't get over 'Shin Dong-dum']. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^ Lee Han-lim (May 2, 2022). "'신동덤', 3주 연속 박스오피스 1위…올해 첫 100만 관객 외화" ['Shin Dong-dum' tops the box office for 3 weeks in a row... 1 million foreign visitors for the first time this year]. The Fact (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ Oh Jin-Woo (April 27, 2022). "[리뷰] 타이트한 편집본을 보고 싶다 '니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다'" [[Review] I want to see a tight edit 'I want to see your parents' faces']. Cine21 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
^ Jung Yoo-jin (May 27, 2022). "설경구·천우희 '니 부모 얼굴이 보고 싶다', 6월1일 디즈니+ 단독 공개" [Seol Kyung-gu and Chun Woo-hee's 'I Miss Your Parents' Faces', released exclusively on Disney+ on June 1st]. News1 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 27, 2022.