''Cheer Up, Mr. Lee'' is a 2019 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by

Lee Gae-byok Lee Gae-byok (born September 4, 1971) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Lee debuted with the romantic-comedy ''The Beast and the Beauty'' (2005). After a 10-year break, he returned with the 2016 action-comedy film ''Luck Key'', ...

. The film stars

Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...

, Um Chae-young,

Park Hae-joon Park Hae-joon (born Park Sang-woo on June 14, 1976) is a South Korean actor. Park first drew attention as a supporting actor in the television series' ''Doctor Stranger'' and '' Misaeng: Incomplete Life'' both released in 2014, which led to him ...

, Kim Hye-ok, Ahn Gil-kang,

Jeon Hye-bin Jeon Hye-bin (; ; born September 27, 1983), also known as BIN, is a South Korean actress, singer and model. In 2002, she began her career as singer of the short-lived, three-member girl group LUV. However, the group disbanded the following year ...

and Ryu Han-bi.

Plot

Cheol-Soo (Cha Seung-Won) is physically fit and handsome, but has intellectual disabilities. He finds out that he has a daughter, Saet-Byeol (Um Chae-Young), that he never knew existed.

Cast

as Chul-soo * Um Chae-young as Saet-byul *

as Young-soo * Kim Hye-ok as Saet-byul's grandmother * Ahn Gil-kang as Mr. Kim *

as Eun-hee * Ryu Han-bi as Min-jung *

Jo Han-chul Jo Han-chul (Korean: 조한철; born June 13, 1973) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in ''100 Days My Prince'' (2018), ''Vincenzo'' (2021), ''Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha'' (2021), and ''Jirisan'' (2021). He graduated from the ...

as Deok-goo *

Sung Ji-ru Sung Ji-ru (born October 16, 1968) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links * * * 1968 births Living people People from Gongju 20th-century Sout ...

as Jeong-kwon * Ji Yi-soo as Ji-an *

Shin Hyun-bin Shin Hyun-been (; born Kwak Hyun-been on April 10, 1986) is a South Korean actress. She started her acting career by starring in the film ''He's on Duty'' (2010) and television series ''Warrior Baek Dong-soo'' (2011). Career Shin Hyun-been w ...

as Hye-yeong * Yoo Yeon as Hair Salon owner * Kim Bup-rae as boss Yang

Production

Principal photography began on June 23, 2018, and wrapped on September 22, 2018.

References

External links

* * 2019 films 2019 comedy-drama films South Korean comedy-drama films Next Entertainment World films Films about father–daughter relationships 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub