It's Okay!
{{short description|2023 South Korean coming-of-age film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = It's Okay!
| image = It's Okay! film poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean film name
| hangul = 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!
| rr = Gwaenchanh-a Gwaenchanh-a Gwaenchanh-a!
| lk = It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!}}
| director = Kim Hye-young
| producer = Song Won-seok
| writer = Cho Hong-jun
Kim Hye-young
| starring =
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| music = Kim Jun-seok
| cinematography = Lee Seok-min
| editing = Lee Gang-hee
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Twomen Film
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| released = {{Film date|2023|10|6|BIFF|2025|2|26|South Korea}}
| runtime = 102 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross = {{US$}}691,275{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/news/boxOffice_Yearly.jsp?mode=BOXOFFICE_YEAR&selectDt=2025&category=ALL&country=K|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2025|work=KOFIC|access-date=March 20, 2025}}
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It's Okay! ({{korean|괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!}}) is a 2023 South Korean coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Kim Hye-young in her directorial debut. The film starring Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, and Chung Su-bin, follows In-yeong (Lee Re), a high school student who loses her mother and hides in her art group school basement, but is discovered by the strict art director Seol-ah (Jin Seo-yeon), and they unexpectedly end up living together.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0007312803 |title=이레, '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'로 베를린 국제영화제 진출 "감사하고 신기해" |trans-title=Lee Re, ‘It’s Okay, It’s Okay!’ advances to the Berlin International Film Festival “I’m grateful and amazed” |author=Jeong Yu-jin |work=News 1 |publisher=Naver |date=January 25, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204092236/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0007312803 |url-status=live }}
It was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its International premiere on 18 February,{{Cite web |url= https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454955/ |title= Berlin unveils the entirety of its Generation line-up |first= Vassilis |last= Economou |date= 18 January 2024 |access-date= 4 February 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language= en |archive-date= February 4, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104658/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454955/ |url-status= live }} and won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/001/0014525257 |title='괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 수정곰상 |trans-title='It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear Award |author=Kim Gye-yeon |work=Yonhap News Agency |publisher=Naver |date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=February 25, 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224171542/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/001/0014525257 |url-status=live }}
Plot
The ever-optimistic girl In-yeong, who is happiest when on stage, ends up living under the same roof as Seol-ah, a lonely perfectionist and the strict director of an arts troupe. Then there's Na-ri, the star and perpetual top performer of the troupe, who considers In-yeong her one-sided rival. Do-yoon, In-yeong's one and only male friend, confesses his feelings daily, blurring the line between love and friendship. And Dong-wook, a quirky pharmacist and In-yeong's neighborhood friend, offers both words of advice and medicine prescriptions.
Cast
- Lee Re as In-yeong
- Jin Seo-yeon as Seol-ah
- Chung Su-bin as Na-ri
- Lee Jung-ha as Do-yoon{{cite web |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/437/0000376038 |title=이레·진서연·손석구·이정하 '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 간다 |trans-title=Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, Son Seok-gu, Lee Jeong-ha 'It's okay, it's okay!' Going to the Berlin Film Festival |author=Cho Yeon-kyung |work=JTBC |publisher=Naver |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |language=ko |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204112912/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/437/0000376038 |url-status=live }}
- Son Suk-ku as Dong-wook
Release
It's Okay! had its premiere at 28th Busan International Film Festival in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section on October 6, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_all_list.asp?allYear=2023|title=The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List|website=Busan International Film Festival|date=September 5, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=en|archive-date=September 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915141852/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_all_list.asp?allYear=2023|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=68115&c_idx=387&sp_idx=536&QueryStep=2|title=It's Okay!|website=Busan International Film Festival|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=February 4, 2024|language=en|archive-date=February 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104658/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=68115&c_idx=387&sp_idx=536&QueryStep=2|url-status=live}} It had its International premiere on February 18, 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Generation Kplus,{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/berlinale-unveils-complete-2024-panorama-generation-forum-sections/5189510.article |title=Berlinale unveils complete 2024 Panorama, Generation, Forum sections |first=Ben |last=Dalton |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2024 |website=ScreenDaily |language=en |archive-date=January 21, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121055123/https://www.screendaily.com/news/berlinale-unveils-complete-2024-panorama-generation-forum-sections/5189510.article |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202404801.html#screening_dates |title=It's Okay! |work=Berlinale |date=6 February 2024 |access-date=6 February 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104657/https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202404801.html#screening_dates |url-status=live }} where it won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.{{Cite web |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457566 |title=Last Swim and It's Okay snag the Crystal Bears in Berlinale's Generation |first=Davide |last=Abbatescianni |date=24 February 2024 |access-date=24 February 2024 |website=Cineuropa |language=en |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224174614/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457566/ |url-status=live }}
The film was showcasesd in Family section of the 71st Sydney Film Festival on June 17, 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sff.org.au/program/browse/its-okay|title= It's Okay!|website=Sydney Film Festival Festival|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=July 23, 2024|language=en}}
It was released in theaters in South Korea on February 26, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://edu.donga.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=80932 |title=영화 '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'가 전하는 새학기 적응법 |trans-title=The movie 'It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' How to adapt to the new school year|author=Kim Jae-sung |work= E Donga|date=February 13, 2025|access-date=February 13, 2025 |language=ko}}
Reception
The film was released on February 26, 2025 on 588 screens.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/eng/films/index/filmsView.jsp?movieCd=20234689|title=KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The box office It's Okay! (2023)|access-date= March 1, 2025|work=KOFIC}}{{cite web|url= https://www.kobis.or.kr/kobis/mobile/main/findDailyBoxOfficeList.do|title= Daily Box Office|access-date= March 1, 2025|work= KOBIS|language= ko}} The film opened with 17,126 cumulative audience on the first day of its release.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/311/0001832652 |title='괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!', 이레x진서연 힐링 무비의 힘…동시기 개봉작 1위|trans-title='It's Okay, It's Okay, It's Okay!', the power of Lee Re x Jin Seo Yeon's healing movie... #1 among films released at the same time |author=Kim Yu-jin |work=Xports News |publisher=Naver|date=February 27, 2025|access-date=March 1, 2025 |language=ko}}
{{As of|2025|3|19|df=US|}}, the film has grossed {{USD|691,275}} from 164,320 admissions at the South Korean box office.
Accolades
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt29579010}}
- {{KMDb movie|35289}}
- [https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202404801.html It's Okay!] at Berlinale
Category:2020s coming-of-age drama films
Category:South Korean coming-of-age drama films
Category:2020s South Korean films