Samjin Company English Class () is a 2020 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Go Ah-sung, Esom and Park Hye-su. It was released on October 21, 2020.
Plot In 1995, three female employees at Samjin Company are offered the opportunity for promotion if they achieve a score of at least 600 on the TOEIC test and therefore enroll in English classes. Lee Ja-young from the production management department, Jung Yu-na from the marketing department, and Shim Bo-ram from the accounting department joined the company straight out of high school and remain in low-level positions despite eight years of service and possessing considerable practical experience. One day, Ja-young notices polluted wastewater leaking from a factory to which she has been assigned. A fan of mystery novels, she decides to investigate, and Yu-na and Bo-ram join her in uncovering what illegal activities their company may be involved in. The challenge for them is to discover and expose the truth without losing their jobs.
Cast Go Ah-sung as Lee Ja-young Esom as Jung Yoo-na Park Hye-su as Shim Bo-ram Cho Hyun-chul as Choi Dong-soo Kim Jong-soo as Bong Hyun-chul Kim Won-hae as Ahn Gi-chang Bae Hae-sun as Ban Eun-kyung David Lee McInnis as Billy Park Baek Hyun-jin as Oh Tae-young Lee Sung-wook as Hong Soo-chul Choi Soo-im as Jo Min-jung Jung Yi-seo as Audit office employee Lee Joo-young as Song So-ra Tyler Rasch as English instructor
Production Principal photography began in late October 2019.
Release The film was theatrically released on October 21, 2020.
It was invited at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival. It was featured in 'Standouts' strand and screened at Lincoln Center and SVA Theatre in the two-week festival held from August 6 to 22, 2021 in New York.
Reception Box office The film topped the South Korean box office for six days following its release.
Accolades + Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result 2020Women in Film Korea FestivalTechnical AwardBae Jung-yoon 2021 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Park Hye-su Esom Best Art Direction Bae Jung-yoon Best Music Dalpalan Technical Award Yoon Jeong-hee (Costume Design) 57th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest FilmSamjin Company English ClassBest DirectorLee Jong-pil Best Screenplay Best ActressGo Ah-sung Best Supporting ActressEsom 26th Chunsa Film Art AwardsBest DirectorLee Jong-pilBest ScreenplayBest ActressGo Ah-sungBest Supporting ActressEsom30th Buil Film AwardsBest ActressGo Ah-sungBest Supporting ActressEsomPopular Star AwardEsomBest ScreenplayLee Jong-pilBest Music AwardDalpalanBest Art/Technical AwardBae Jeong-yoon
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