''Enemies In-Law'' () is a 2015 South Korean

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directed by Kim Jin-young, starring

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and

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. It is a

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(or thematic

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) to '' Meet the In-Laws'' (2011).

Plot

Park Young-hee is a former national fencing athlete and currently a detective in the narcotics department. She also comes from a family of cops, from her soon-to-retire father to her siblings and their spouses. Han Chul-soo is the only son of two notorious criminals; his father steals cultural objects while his mother specializes in document forgery. Chul-soo and Young-hee fall in love, but when the couple declares their intention to get married, both families disapprove. To placate Young-hee's father, Chul-soo promises that he will pass the police officer exam and become a detective like her. He spends the next seven years studying and preparing for the exam, with Young-hee by his side as supportive girlfriend. As the exam date nears, Chul-soo's parents resort to desperate measures to sabotage the wedding and his future in the police force. Meanwhile, Young-hee and her family are ordered to investigate a serial murder case, and using his parents' expertise, Chul-soo helps with the case.

Cast

as Park Young-hee *

as Han Chul-soo *

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as Han Dal-sik *

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as Jo Kang-ja *

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as Park Man-choon *

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as Min-goo *

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as Park Young-mi * Kim Do-yeon as Park Young-sook * Kim Sun-young as Teacher * Jung Sung-hwa as Man using the urinal *

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as Granny selling rice cakes * Lee Jun-hyeok as Delivery man

Release

''Enemies In-Law'' was released in theaters on April 29, 2015, and opened in third place at the box office. The film earned () from 210,000 admissions in its first five days.

References

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Lotte Entertainment Lotte Entertainment () is a South Korean film producer and distributor and entertainment division under '' Lotte Cultureworks'' (), which is a Republic of Korea company that also houses '' Lotte Cinema'' (). History In September 2003, ''Lotte E ...

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