Honest Candidate
''Honest Candidate'' () is a 2020 South Korean comedy film directed by Jang Yu-jeong, starring Ra Mi-ran, Kim Mu-yeol, Na Moon-hee, Yoon Kyung-ho and Jang Dong-joo. It is the remake of the 2014 Brazilian film ''O Candidato Honesto''. It was released on February 12, 2020. A sequel was confirmed on February 10, 2021. Plot A third-term congresswoman who is running for the fourth time is suddenly unable to lie a few days before the elections are about to take place. The problem is that her whole political career is based on lies. Cast ;Main * Ra Mi-ran as Joo Sang-sook * Kim Mu-yeol as Park Hee-cheol * Na Moon-hee as Kim Ok-hee * Yoon Kyung-ho as Bong Man-sik * Jang Dong-joo as Bong Eun-ho ;Supporting * Song Young-chang as Lee Woon-hak * Son Jong-hak as Kim Sang-pyo * Cho Soo-hyang as Shin Ji-sun * Ahn Se-ho as Lee Jeong-min * Kim Na-yoon as Yoon Mi-kyung * Ko Kyu-pil as Reporter Hwang * Kim Yong-rim as mother-in-law ;Special appearances * Jo Han-chul as Nam Yong-sung * On Joo-wan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Honest Candidate 2
''Honest Candidate 2'' () is a 2022 South Korean comedy film directed by Jang Yu-jeong, starring Ra Mi-ran, Kim Mu-yeol, Yoon Kyung-ho and Park Jin-joo. A sequel of the 2020 film '' Honest Candidate'', it was wrapped up on October 31, 2021 after 3 months filming. ''Honest Candidate 2'' was released on September 28, 2022. Synopsis A sequel of 2020 film '' Honest Candidate'', it is a comedy about Joo Sang-sook ( Ra Mi-ran), called the 'mouth of truth', who is dreaming of her return to politics after falling out of the Seoul mayor election. Cast * Ra Mi-ran as Joo Sang-sook * Kim Mu-yeol as Park Hee-cheol * Yoon Kyung-ho as Bong Man-sik * Seo Hyun-woo as Cho Tae-joo * Park Jin-joo as Bong Man-soon * Yoon Doo-joon as Kang Yeon-joon ; Supporting * Lee Jin-hee as Lee Yeon-mi, Joo Sang-sook's administrative secretary. ; Special appearance * Yoo Jun-sang as President of the Republic of Korea * Kim Jae-hwa as Rim Seon-hee, Representative of North Korea * On Joo-wan as Kim Jun-yo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roberto Santucci
Roberto Santucci (born 1967) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Santucci holds degrees for the Columbia College Hollywood and University of California. He started his career as a filmmaker directing short films, and then action films. However, due to low box offices, and even a film that was never released, ''Alucinados'', Santucci decided to "do a film that they he producerswant to do". This was ''De Pernas pro Ar'', a commercial success, followed by other comedy commercial success, including ''Até que a Sorte nos Separe'' and ''De Pernas pro Ar 2''. Filmography * ''Helpless'' (1994; short film) * ''Bienvenido Brazil'' (1995; short film) * ''Olé – Um Movie Cabra da Peste'' (2000) * '' Bellini and the Sphinx'' (2001) * ''Alucinados'' (2008) * '' De Pernas pro Ar'' (2010) * '' Sequestro Relâmpago'' (2010) * '' Até que a Sorte nos Separe'' (2012) * '' De Pernas pro Ar 2'' (2012) * '' Odeio o Dia dos Namorados'' (2013) * ''Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2 ''Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yoon Se-ah
Yoon Se-ah (born January 2, 1978) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in '' The City Hall'', '' Wife Returns'', ''A Gentleman's Dignity'', '' Stranger'', '' Sky Castle'', and ''Snowdrop''. Yoon was paired with Korean-French-Canadian actor and model Julien Kang for the fourth season of reality show ''We Got Married ''We Got Married'' () was a South Korean reality variety show that aired on MBC from 2008 to 2017. The show paired up celebrities who pretended to be married couples and completed various challenges together. The show ran for four seasons and ...''. Dubbed the "KangYoon Couple" and "Juliah Couple" by fans, they appeared on the show from August 18, 2012, to March 2, 2013. Personal life Philanthropy On March 7, 2022, Yoon donated 10 million won to Korea Disaster Relief Association To help the victims of the massive forest fire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon. On August 11, 2022, Yoon donated to help those a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2020 Films
2020 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of 2020 Box Office Number-one Films In South Korea
The following is a list of 2020 box office number-one films in South Korea. When the number-one film in gross is not the same as the number-one film in admissions, both are listed. The box office dropped in February after the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea. Some films were postponed. See also *List of South Korean films of 2020 References {{List of Box office number-one films 2020 South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ... 2020 in South Korean cinema ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chunsa Film Art Awards 2021
The Chunsa Film Art Awards (Korean: 춘사국제영화제; also known as The 26th Chunsa International Film Festival) have been hosted by the Korean Film Directors Association, since the 1990s to commemorate the Korean film pioneer Chunsa Na Woon-gyu. Previously known as Chunsa Film Festival, it was announced that it will become an international film festival this year. Themed as 'A New Birth of Cinema', The 26th Chunsa International Film Festival was to be held on August 27, but due to surge in COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed for November 19, 2021. In this edition, 23 films were nominated for the main awards in 10 categories. Over-the-top (OTT) original films were also included in the nominations, such as the Netflix films '' Space Sweepers'', '' The Call'' and '' Night in Paradise''. The awards ceremony on 19 November was hosted by pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon. The Grand Prix best director award was won by Jo Sung-hee for '' Space Sweepers''. The film also won the best ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Chosun Ilbo
''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations was established in 1993. ''Chosun Ilbo'' and its subsidiary company, Digital Chosun, operates the ''Chosun.com'' news website, which also publishes web versions of the newspaper in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The paper is considered a newspaper of record for South Korea. History The ''Chosun Ilbo'' Establishment Union was created in September 1919 while the ''Chosun Ilbo'' company was founded on 5 March 1920 by Sin Sogu. The newspaper was critical of, and sometimes directly opposed to, the actions of the Japanese government during Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945). On 27 August 1920, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' was suspended after it published an editorial criticizing what it said was the use of excessive force by the Japanese police a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Blue Dragon Film Award For Best Actress
The Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actress is one of the awards that is presented annually at the Blue Dragon Film Awards by ''Sports Chosun ''The Chosun Ilbo'' (, ) is a daily newspaper in South Korea and the oldest daily newspaper in the country. With a daily circulation of more than 1,800,000, the ''Chosun Ilbo'' has been audited annually since the Audit Bureau of Circulations w ...'', which is typically held at the end of the year. Winners and nominees 2020s Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actress awards: The following individuals received four or more Best Actress nominations: Superlatives References General references * * External links * * {{Blue Dragon Film Awards Blue Dragon Film Awards ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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41st Blue Dragon Film Awards
The 41st Blue Dragon Film Awards () ceremony was held on February 9, 2021 at Paradise City, Incheon. Organized by Sports Chosun (a sister brand of Chosun Ilbo). It was aired live on SBS. COVID-19 pandemic Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s ceremony will have several safety measures in place. Set to take place in Paradise City in Incheon, the ceremony will be “ontact,” meaning that there will be no live audience in the arena. However, a multiscreen will be set up near the stage so that fans can cheer on their stars through a video screen. There will be a limit on the number of people allowed in the building to comply with social distancing guidelines. There will also be temperature checks, installation of hand sanitizer dispensers, and sterilization of the event arena. For the actors attending the ceremony, the usual audience seats will be replaced with small tables, with a small number of people seated at each table. There will also be clear plastic gua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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COVID-19 Pandemic In South Korea
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first case in South Korea was announced on 20 January 2020. The number of confirmed cases increased on 19 February by 20, and on 20 February by 58 or 70, giving a total of 346 confirmed cases on 21 February 2020, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), with the sudden jump mostly attributed to "Patient 31" who participated in a gathering at a Shincheonji Church of Jesus the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony church in Daegu. Amidst fears of further contamination, mass gatherings in the affected cities were cancelled and about 300 soldiers in Daegu were placed in isolation. On 4 February 2020, in order to help prevent spread of the disease, South Korea began denying entry to foreigners traveling from Hubei Province in China. South Korea introduced what was considered on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Portuguese Language
Portuguese ( or, in full, ) is a western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, originating in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is an official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, while having co-official language status in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau. A Portuguese-speaking person or nation is referred to as "Lusophone" (). As the result of expansion during colonial times, a cultural presence of Portuguese speakers is also found around the world. Portuguese is part of the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia and the County of Portugal, and has kept some Celtic phonology in its lexicon. With approximately 250 million native speakers and 24 million L2 (second language) speakers, Portuguese has approximately 274 million total speakers. It is usually listed as the sixth-most spoken language, the third-mos ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |