''More Than Family'' () is a 2020 South Korean family

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film directed by Choi Ha-na and starring

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, Jang Hye-jin,

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and Nam Moon-chul. It revolves around To-il, (

) who gets pregnant while dating her tutoring student. The film was premiered at

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on October 25, 2020. It was released in theaters in

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on November 12, 2020. And it was available on

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on December 26 (for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand).

Synopsis

Kim To-il (

) gets pregnant while dating her 19 years old tutoring student. Her mother and step-father are not pleased with the situation, so she decides to track down her biological father whom she has not seen for 15 years. The journey to find him brings back memories of her birth father and her step-father. When she realizes that she wasn't ready to face her father, she runs into him. Meanwhile, her step father, Tae Hyo is disappointed that she left them to find her birth father. In her absence, the father of the baby disappears. When the two fathers meet, they end up embarking on a quest to find him, which unfolds a series of playful happenings.

Cast

as Kim To-il *

as Jang Ho-hoon, To-Il's boyfriend * Jang Hye-jin as Seon-myeong *

as Tae Hyo, To-Il's stepfather * Nam Moon-chul as Ho Hoon's father * Lee Hae-young as Hwan Gyu *

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as Ho Hoon's mother *

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as Mediator

Production

In July 2019,

was cast to play lead role in the film. It is debut film of Choi Ha-na as director. The filming began on August 13, 2019 and completed by the end of September 2019.

Reception

Box office

The film was released on November 12, 2020. As per

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Movie Database'', the film holds 50th place on box office as of December 6, 2020.

Critical response

Going by Korean

Movie Database'', the film holds an approval rating of 8.21 from the audience.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{KMDb film, 23047 2020s Korean-language films 2020 films South Korean comedy films 2020 directorial debut films 2020s pregnancy films 2020 comedy films Korean-language comedy films