Ice Bar

Ice Bar (Korean: 아이스케키; RR: Aiseukeki) is a 2006 South Korean family film, directed by Yeo In-gwang and starring Park Ji-bin and Shin Ae-ra. It was released on August 24, 2006 in South Korea.[1][2] The film won the best film award at the 21st Fukuoka International Film Festival in 2007.[3]

Not to be confused with ice bar.

Ice Bar
Main Poster
Korean name
Hangul
아이스케키
Revised RomanizationAiseukeki
McCune–ReischauerAisŭk'ek'i
Directed byYeo In-gwang
Screenplay byYeon Mi-jung
Produced byShim Jae Myung
Starring
CinematographyHwang Ki Suk
Edited byHeo Sun Mi
Music byLee Byeong Hun
Production
company
MK Pictures
Release date
  • August 24, 2006 (2006-08-24)
Running time
95 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

In 1969, Korea. Ten-year-old Young-rae (Park Ji-Bin) lives alone with his mother (Shin Ae Ra) in the countryside. Life is difficult for them and his mother is forced to illegally sell imported cosmetics on the street. But Young-rae is plucky and can stand up to anything including defending his mother — anything except when other kids call him names for being "fatherless." So when he hears that the father he had only dreamed of is alive and living in Seoul, he makes it his life goal to get to the city and find him. The only way to get there, however, is a long and expensive train ride. To raise money, Young-rae starts to sell ice cream bars.

Cast

Main

Supporting
  • Jin Goo as In-baek, manager of the 'Ice Cake' factory[4]
  • Kim Ja Young as Suk Joon's mother
  • Kwon Byung Gil as the teacher
  • Lee Jae-ryong as Young Rae's father
  • Ko Chang-seok as a cop
  • Lee A-In as Cart owner's granddaughter
  • Yang Joo Ho as Seung Il
  • Kim Kyung-ran as Choon Ja's mother
  • Kim Sun-Young as Choon Ja

Guests
  • Kang Sung Hae as Seok Soon's father
  • Park Chang Ik as Seung Il's group member}
  • Kim Young Sun as Mad woman
  • Yoon Hee Chul as the CEO
  • Uhm Hyun Kyung

Release

Ice Bar premiered in South Korea on August 24, 2006.[5] In February 2007, it was invited at 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 'Generation section'.[6]

Home media

Streaming rights of the film were sold to online streaming services Naver,[7] Amazon's Prime Video[8] and AsianCrush among others.[9]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Nominee Result Ref.
The 7th Gatchi Spring Film Festival 2006 Screening Yeo In-Gwang Nominated [10]
Women in Film Korea Festival Women in Film Korea Award Mi-jeong Yeon Won
The 1st Korea Film Acting Awards 2007 Nominee film Ice Bar Nominated
The 44th Grand Bell Awards Best New Actress Award Shin Ae Ra Nominated
57th Berlin International Film Festival Generation Category Ice Bar Nominated [1]
Toronto Sprocket Children's Film Festival Competing film Nominated [11]
21st Fukuoka Asian Film Festival Best Picture (Grand Prize) Won
Screening Yeo In-Gwang Nominated
Italy G-Pony Film Festival Competing film Ice Bar Nominated
Mill Valley Film Festival World Cinema Nominated

References
  1. 무비스트. "MOVIST". www.movist.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. 무비스트. "MOVIST". www.movist.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  3. Kim Ji-yeon (July 10, 2007). "'아이스케키' 후쿠오카亞영화제 최우수상 수상(종합)" ['Ice Cake' won the Grand Prize at the Fukuoka International Film Festival (overall)]. Yonhap News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. Jung Myung-hwa (May 3, 2006). 진구, '아이스케키' 공장 주임 역으로 캐스팅 [Jin Goo cast as the manager of the 'Ice Cake' factory]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. Park Jun-beom (August 3, 2006). "가슴 찡한 '아이스케키' 메인 포스터" [Heartbreaking 'Ice Cake' main poster]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. Park Joon-beom (January 3, 2007). "'아이스케키', 베를린 영화제 제너레이션 부문에 공식 초청" [Ice Skeckie' officially invited to the Generation section of the Berlin Film Festival]. Osen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  7. "네이버 시리즈온". serieson.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  8. "Watch Ice Bar | Prime Video". Amazon. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  9. AsianCrush | Ice Bar, retrieved January 13, 2023
  10. "아이스케키". movie.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  11. "'아이스케키', 후쿠오카 아시아 영화제 최우수 작품상 - 미디어광명". www.iculturenews.com (in Korean). Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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