Viva! Love () is a 2008 South Korean romance film directed by Oh Joum-kyun. It won Best Film at the 45th Baeksang Arts Awards, as well as several Best New Director prizes for Oh.
Plot Bong-soon is a middle-aged housewife who runs a lodging house. She lives with her good-for-nothing husband who's quietly having an affair, and her selfish, unemployed daughter Jeong-yoon whose boyfriend Gu-sang is a tenant who owns the neighborhood laundromat. When Jeong-yoon finally lands a job, she moves out and abruptly breaks up with Gu-sang. Bong-soon sees the heartbroken Gu-sang drinking away his sorrows, and taking pity on him, she takes him home and attempts to comfort him. One thing leads to another, and the two sleep together. To her great surprise, Bong-soon ends up pregnant with Gu-sang's baby. Despite the age gap and the neighbors' disapproval, the two fall in love and Gu-sang makes Bong-soon feel like a giddy teenage girl again.
Cast Kim Hae-sook as Bong-soon Gi Ju-bong as Mr. Ha, Bong-soon's husband Kim Young-min as Gu-sang Kim Hye-na as Jeong-yoon Bang Eun-hee as Hairdresser Min Kyeong-jin as Mr. Choi Jeong Jae-jin as Mr. Lee Shin Cheol-jin as Mr. Yoon Hong Seok-yeon as Mr. Kim Jo Han-hee as Mr. Choi's wife Oh Joo-hee as Mr. Lee's wife Kim Yong-seon as Mr. Yoon's wife Lee Yong-nyeo as Mr. Kim's wife Yang Ik-june as Student boarder 1 Im Yong-jae as Student Boarder 2 Lee Jun-sik as Redevelopment site employee Han Gyu-nam as Young man Shim Hye-gyu as Single bodhisattva Geum Dong-hyeon as Pharmacist Lee Eung-jae as Male customer at noraebang Jang Gyeong-jin as Female customer at noraebang
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2008 45th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Best Supporting Actor Gi Ju-bong Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun Best New Actor Kim Young-min Best New Actress Kim Hye-na Best Screenplay Park Yoon 17th Buil Film Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Best Supporting Actor Gi Ju-bong Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun 9th Busan Film Critics Awards Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun 7th Korean Film Awards Best Actress Kim Hae-sook Best New Director Oh Joum-kyun 200945th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Viva! Love Best Actress (Film) Kim Hae-sook Best Screenplay (Film) Park Yoon
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