The opening credits for ‘Our Movie’, created by film director Nam Goong Min and time-limited advisor Jeon Yeo-bin, have rolled.

In SBS Friday-Saturday drama ‘Our Movie’ (directed by Lee Jung-heum, written by Han Ga-eun and Kang Kyung-min), which first aired on the 13th, a chance relationship was depicted between Lee Je-ha(played by Nam Goong-min), who has decided to make his next work after 5 years, and Lee Da-eum(played by Jeon Yeo-bin), a terminally ill patient who was in charge of advising him on the work.

Five years ago, on the day of the release of his debut film ‘Cleaning’, film director Lee Je-ha lost his father, and he is unable to film his next film, believing that his success was due to his father’s fame as a film industry giant.The actors and producers who entered the film industry with him through ‘Cleaning’ have all taken the next step, but Lee Je-ha remains stuck in the same place, still obsessed with the suspicion that his past glory is an illusion.

That’s why the offer to remake her father’s movie ‘White Love’ felt like a poisoned chalice to Lee Je-ha.She wanted to escape from her father’s shadow, but she couldn’t shake it off.Especially, ‘White Love’ was like a sore spot to Lee Je-ha because it was made by her father and his lover after her mother died, so Lee Je-ha had no choice but to continue to reject this offer.

However, after learning that his mother had written the first draft of ‘White Love’, a new desire began to bloom in Lee Je-ha’s heart.As soon as he heard that a film director famous for making provocative films was in charge of ‘White Love’, Lee Je-ha gave up her stubbornness and boldly decided to remake ‘White Love’ that her father and mother had created together.

As it is an old movie, Lee Je-ha, who was busy adapting it to a modern perspective, went around seeking advice in order to realistically implement the female protagonist’s terminal condition.Kim Min-seok(played by Jang Jae-ho), who was in charge of the medical advisor, recruited an advisor who best understood the feelings of a “patient with 6 months left” as Lee Je-ha said, and thus the meeting between film director Lee Je-ha and terminally ill patient Lee Da-eum was realized.


The sad reversal of the bright and cheerful Lee Da-eum without any wrinkles made the viewers ‘hearts ache.Lee Da-eum visits a funeral director to ask about ways to decorate the funeral hall brightly and records the moments of today that will never come again on a camcorder, preparing for the ending that will come someday, which was touching.

Already, Lee Da-eum and Lee Da-eum have met each other several times by chance.They left deep impressions on each other in various places, from movie theaters to convenience stores and even a local movie theater showing’ White Love ‘.Lee Da-eum greeted Lee Da-eum as a film director and a limited-time advisor, saying, “I am Lee Da-eum, who has been appointed as an advisor.” People are curious about the’ White Love ‘they will create.

In this way,’ Our Movie ‘presented an immersive experience that made it impossible to take your eyes off the screen from the first episode, with the meeting of a film director who has no next film and an actor whose last day is today.The credits, which included the names of the people who will be joining the cast, including Lee Je-ha and Lee Da-eum, who are running tirelessly toward their own endings, foreshadowed the tangled relationships between the characters, making viewers look forward to a new beginning.

In addition, director Lee Jung-heum’s delicate directing, which metaphorizes the medium of film through aspect ratio and color, and the passionate performances of actors such as Namgoong Min(as Lee Je-ha)and Jeon Yeo-bin(as Lee Da-eum), who immersed themselves in the characters, made everyone immersed in the play.Accordingly, expectations are high for the next story of ‘Our Movie’, which has a beautiful harmony of directing, story, and acting.

Meanwhile, the first episode’s viewership ratings recorded an average of 4.2% nationwide and 4.5% in the metropolitan area.The highest viewership ratings per minute also soared to 5.6%.(based on Nielsen Korea)

Hong Se-young, reporter for Donga.com projecthong@donga.com

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