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Jealousy Is My Middle Name

2003 · 124 min · Director: Park Chan-ok

Jealousy Is My Middle Name (2003) is a romance, directed by Park Chan-ok. It stars Park Hae-il and Bae Jong-ok. The 124-minute film holds an audience score of 6.3/10.

What Jealousy Is My Middle Name Is About

Lee Weon-san is a quiet, intelligent, serious graduate student who has just been left by his girlfriend. He takes a job at a literary magazine; the stated reason is the money, the real one is to get close to the man who runs it, because that man is why he is now single. The editor knows nothing of this, takes a liking to the young man and makes him his personal assistant. The film does not turn jealousy into a revenge story; it asks why a person moves towards the one who hurt him and what he is looking for in that closeness. Park Hae-il plays the lead in Park Chan-ok’s hundred and twenty four minute Korean film, completed in 2003.

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What is Jealousy Is My Middle Name about?

Lee Weon-san is a quiet, intelligent, serious graduate student who has just been left by his girlfriend. He takes a job at a literary magazine; the stated reason is the money, the real one is to get close to the man who runs it, because that man is why he is now single.

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How long is Jealousy Is My Middle Name?

Jealousy Is My Middle Name runs for 124 minutes (2h 4m).

When did Jealousy Is My Middle Name come out?

Jealousy Is My Middle Name was released in 2003.

Who directed Jealousy Is My Middle Name?

Jealousy Is My Middle Name was directed by Park Chan-ok.

Who stars in Jealousy Is My Middle Name?

Jealousy Is My Middle Name stars Park Hae-il, Bae Jong-ok, Moon Sung-keun, Seo Young-hee.

What is Jealousy Is My Middle Name's rating?

Jealousy Is My Middle Name holds 6.5/10 on IMDb and 6.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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