Dear Dolphin

{{Infobox film

| name = Dear Dolphin

| image = Dear_Dolphin-p2.jpg

| director = Kang Jin-a

| producer = Je Jeong-ju

| writer = Kang Jin-a
Choi Yeong-rim

| starring = Lee Hee-joon
Lee Young-jin
Han Ye-ri

| music = Go Jin-yeong

| cinematography = Kim Jong-seon

| editing = Lee Yeon-jung
Choi Yeong-rim
Jung Byung-jin

| distributor = M-Line Distribution

| released = {{Film date|2013|5|16}}

| runtime = 110 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name/auto|hangul=^환상속의 그대|hanja=幻想속의 그대}}

}}

Dear Dolphin ({{Korean|hangul=환상속의 그대}}) is a 2013 South Korean romance melodrama starring Lee Hee-joon, Lee Young-jin and Han Ye-ri, co-written and directed by Kang Jin-a in her directorial debut, it explores the themes of life, love, and grief. It premiered at the 14th Jeonju International Film Festival and won the CGV Movie Collage Prize.{{cite web|last=Conran|first=Pierce|title=In Focus: Dear Dolphin|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/column.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=45|work=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=2015-11-15|date=2 May 2013}}{{cite web|first1=Pierce|last1=Conran|title=Jeonju 2013 Review: The Ethereal DEAR DOLPHIN Explores Grief and Guilt|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/jeonju-2013-review-ethereal-dear-dolphin-explores-grief-and-guilt.html|website=Twitch Film|accessdate=2015-11-15|date=7 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014303/http://twitchfilm.com/2013/05/jeonju-2013-review-ethereal-dear-dolphin-explores-grief-and-guilt.html|archive-date=17 November 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|first1=Simon|last1=McEnteggart|title=Dear Dolphin|url=http://hangukyeonghwa.com/2013/05/07/dear-dolphin-%ED%99%98%EC%83%81%EC%86%8D%EC%9D%98-%EA%B7%B8%EB%8C%80-710/|website=Hanguk Yeonghwa|accessdate=2015-11-15|date=7 May 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/dear-dolphin|first=Derek|last=Elley|title=Reviews: Dear Dolphin|work=Film Business Asia|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=2015-11-15}}

Plot

Cha-kyung (Han Ye-ri) and Hyuk-geun (Lee Hee-joon) are lovers. Gi-ok (Lee Young-jin), Cha-kyung's long-time close friend, has loved Hyuk-geun since they first met, but has kept her feelings hidden for the sake of her friendship with Cha-kyung. When Cha-kyung unexpectedly passes away in a car accident, the lives of both Hyuk-geun and Gi-ok change.

Even after a year, Hyuk-geun can't accept reality or move on, living in a fantasy in which Cha-kyung is still alive. On the other hand, Gi-ok acts as if the wound is healed and starts trying to act on her feelings toward Hyuk-geun.

Cast

  • Lee Hee-joon as Kim Hyuk-geun
  • Lee Young-jin as Won Ki-ok{{cite web|last=Ji|first=Yong-jin|title=Interview: RIE Young-zin of DEAR DOLPHIN|url=http://koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/interview.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=47|work=Korean Cinema Today|accessdate=2015-11-15|date=24 May 2013}}
  • Han Ye-ri as Sung Cha-kyung
  • Gi Ju-bong as therapist

References

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