''All for Love'' (; lit. "The Most Beautiful Week of My Life"; also known as ''My Lovely Week'') is a 2005 South Korean romance ensemble film. It was

Min Kyu-dong Min Kyu-dong (born September 12, 1970) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and producer. He made his feature directorial debut in horror film '' Memento Mori'' (1999), followed by romantic comedies '' All for Love'' (2005) and '' Al ...

's solo directorial debut. The film was the 10th highest grossing Korean production of 2005 with 2,533,103 sold nationwide. A week passes in Seoul, with a diverse group of couples and singles experiencing love or tragedy in strong doses. Broken families and newly formed marriages, struggles with debt or with an uneasy conscience, conflict and resolution, sickness and health, newly discovered love, the resurfacing of old relationships...

Plot

A lovely week in the lives of these people. An elderly woman (Oh Mi-hee) rents a coffee shop from a gruff theater owner (

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). A newlywed couple crushed by debt and desperate for work, the down-on-his-luck salesman (

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) hides the fact that he sells trinkets on the subway from his wife (

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). A bill collector (

Kim Su-ro Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Early career Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made hi ...

) who is fed up with his job is then offered a spot on a local reality television show to relive his college basketball days and also fulfill the wish of a terminally ill girl (

Kim Yoo-jung Kim Yoo-jung (; born September 22, 1999) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a model for a confectionery brand at the age of four. After her acting debut in 2003, she became one of the best known child actresses in Korea since then, aft ...

). A tightly wound, divorced father ( Chun Ho-jin) works in the music industry. He is struggling to raise his son, and needs to find a maid. His ex-wife (

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) is a fiery spirited psychiatrist, who has perhaps met her match with a rough-and-tumble cop (

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). A famous male pop singer ( Jung Kyung-ho) becomes stricken with a mysterious illness after his contract is cancelled by the music executive. He meets a young nun (

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) who tried to kill herself due to her strong feelings for him.

Cast

as Hur Yu-jung *

as Na Do-chul *

as Kim Chang-hoo *

as Ha Seon-ae *

as Park Sung-won *

as Kim Jin-a *

as Im Soo-kyung * Jung Kyung-ho as Yu Jung-hun *

as Mr. Kwak *Oh Mi-hee as Oh Yeo-in * Chun Ho-jin as Jo Jae-kyung * Kim Tae-hyun as Min Tae-hyun *

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as Dong-man *Jung Yoon-min as Det. Lee *Hwang Hyo-eun as Nurse Kim *Lee Byeong-jun as Jo Ji-seok *

Ha Ji-won Jeon Hae-rim (; born 28 June 1978), better known by her stage name Ha Ji-won () is a South Korean actress. She is best known for the historical dramas '' Damo'' (2003), '' Hwang Jini'' (2006), and '' Empress Ki'' (2013), as well as the melodra ...

as Yun-joo (cameo) *

Ryu Seung-soo Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film ''Trio'', and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films a ...

as assistant director (cameo) *

Jo Hee-bong Jo Hee-bong (born August 23, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Hee-bong began his acting career in 1997 as part of the theatre troupe Bipa (비파). He later became known as a supporting actor onscreen, in films such as '' Blind'' (2011) and ''Inco ...

as cameo *

Lee Se-young Lee Se-young (; born December 20, 1992) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a child actress in 1997 and was best known for her roles in '' Dae Jang Geum'' (2003), '' When I Turned Nine'' (2004), ''Lovely Rivals'' (2004), and ''The Wonder ...

as actress Jasmine (cameo) *

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as cameo *Lee Hwan as pickpocket (cameo) *Jeon Hye-jin *Park Jin-woo *

Shin Sung-rok Shin Sung-rok (born November 23, 1982) is a South Korean actor. He frequently appears in films and television series, but is better known an active in musical theatre. Early life Shin had initially aspired to become a basketball player togethe ...

Han Sang-jin Han Sang-jin (born January 17, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television dramas such as ''Behind the White Tower'' (2007), '' Yi San'' (2007), ''My Too Perfect Sons ''My Too Perfect Sons'' (; lit. ''The Sons o ...

as youngest detective *

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*Park Jeong-sun

Awards and nominations

;2005

Chunsa Film Art Awards The Chunsa Film Art Awards (also known as the Icheon Chunsa Film Festival) have been presented in South Korea since the founding of the prize by the Korea Film Directors' Society in 1990. The awards take their name from the pen name of the early ...

* Best Supporting Actress - Oh Mi-hee * Best New Actor - Kim Tae-hyun * Best New Actress -

* Best Screenplay - Yu Seong-hyeop and

* Best Planning/Producer - Oh Jeong-wan, Lee Yoo-jin * Special Jury Prize -

;2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards"All For Love - Awards"
''Cinemasie''. Retrieved 2012-12-04. * Nomination - Best Supporting Actress -

* Nomination - Best Screenplay - Yu Seong-hyeop and

* Nomination - Best Visual Effects ;2005 Korean Film Awards * Best Editing - Moon In-dae ; 2006 Grand Bell Awards * Nomination - Best Director -

* Nomination - Best Screenplay - Yu Seong-hyeop and

* Nomination - Best New Actor - Jung Kyung-ho * Nomination - Best New Actress -

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20120111212537/http://www.lovelyweek.co.kr/ * * * {{Min Kyu-dong 2005 films 2000s Korean-language films South Korean romance films Films directed by Min Kyu-dong 2005 directorial debut films 2000s South Korean films