How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men () is a 2006 South Korean comedy film directed by Kim Seong-hun, starring Baek Yoon-sik, Bong Tae-gyu, and Lee Hye-young. The film was released on November 16, 2006.
Plot Dong Chol-dong is a widower who lives with his only son, Dong-hyun. Chol-dong makes his living by blackmailing companies for their immoral activities, and in his spare time devotes himself to such activities as measuring the length of toilet paper, so he can sue the paper company if it is shorter than advertised. His son, Dong-hyun, is a bully who will go to any lengths to get what he wants. The lives of these two men take a turn when a divorced woman, Oh Mi-mi, rents a room in their house. Both fall in love with her, and they turn on each other to win her heart.
Cast Baek Yoon-sik as Dong Chol-dong Bong Tae-gyu as Dong-hyun Lee Hye-young as Oh Mi-mi Ahn Gil-kang as bakery man Jung Woo as ignorant Do Yoon-joo as laundry man Kim Do-yeon as Miss Yang Woo Hyun as supermarket man Hwang Seok-jeong as supermarket woman
Release How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men was released in South Korea on 16 November 2006,"Box-Office Admission Results " (2006). Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved on 7 December 2008. and on its opening weekend topped the box office with 179,489 admissions."Korean Box Office " (Week-end 2006.11.17 ~ 2006.11.19). HanCinema. Retrieved on 7 December 2008. The film went on to receive a total of 593,277 admissions nationwide, with a gross (as of 26 November 2006) of $2,470,615."South Korea Box Office November 24–26, 2006 ". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 7 December 2008.
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