Samjin Company English Class

Samjin Company English Class
Samjin Company English Class
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Hangul	삼진그룹 영어토익반
Revised Romanization	Samjingeurup Yeongeotoikban
Directed by	Lee Jong-pil
Screenplay by	Lee Jong-pil
Produced by	Park Eun-kyung
Starring	Go Ah-sung; Esom; Park Hye-su;
Cinematography	Park Se-seung
Edited by	Heo Sun-mi; Jo Han-ul;
Music by	Dalpalan
Production; company	The LAMP
Distributed by	Lotte Entertainment
Release date	October 21, 2020;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Languages	Korean; English
Box office	US$12.8 million

Samjin Company English Class (Korean: 삼진그룹 영어토익반; RR: Samjingeurup Yeongeotoikban; lit. Samjin Group English TOEIC Class) is a 2020 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Jong-pil, starring Go Ah-sung, Esom and Park Hye-su.^[2] It was released on October 21, 2020.^[3]^[4]

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In 1995, three female employees at Samjin Company, who are given the opportunity to be promoted if they score at least 600 points at the TOEIC test, enroll in English classes. Lee Ja-young from the production management department, Jung Yu-na from the marketing department and Shim Bo-ram from the accounting department had joined the company straight out of high school and are still low-level employees despite being with the company for eight years and possessing necessary practical "street smarts". One day, Ja-young notices polluted waste water leaking from a factory where she had been sent to. Being a lover of mystery novels, she decides to investigate and Yu-na and Bo-ram join her quest to find out what illegal activities their company might be involved in. The challenge remains for them to find and expose the truth without losing their jobs.^[5]

Go Ah-sung as Lee Ja-young
Esom as Jung Yoo-na
Park Hye-su as Shim Bo-ram
Cho Hyun-chul as Choi Dong-soo
Kim Jong-soo as Bong Hyun-chul
Kim Won-hae as Ahn Gi-chang
Bae Hae-sun as Ban Eun-kyung
David Lee McInnis as Billy Park
Baek Hyun-jin as Oh Tae-young
Lee Sung-wook as Hong Soo-chul
Choi Soo-im as Jo Min-jung
Jung Yi-seo as Audit office employee
Lee Joo-young as Song So-ra
Tyler Rasch as English instructor

Principal photography began in late October 2019.^[6]

The film was theatrically released on October 21, 2020.

It was invited at the 20th New York Asian Film Festival. It was featured in 'Standouts’ strand and screened at Lincoln Center and SVA Theatre in the two-week festival held from August 6 to 22, 2021 in New York.^[7]

Box office

The film topped the South Korean box office for six days following its release.^[8]

Accolades

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Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2020	Women in Film Korea Festival	Technical Award	Bae Jung-yoon	Won
2021	41st Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Park Hye-su	Nominated	^[9]
		Best Supporting Actress	Esom	Won
		Best Art Direction	Bae Jung-yoon	Won
		Best Music	Dalpalan	Won
		Technical Award	Yoon Jeong-hee (Costume Design)	Nominated
	57th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Film	Samjin Company English Class	Won
		Best Director	Lee Jong-pil	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Lee Jong-pil	Nominated
		Best Actress	Go Ah-sung	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Esom	Nominated
	26th Chunsa Film Art Awards	Best Director	Lee Jong-pil	Nominated	^[10]
		Best Screenplay	Lee Jong-pil	Won
		Best Actress	Go Ah-sung	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Esom	Nominated
	30th Buil Film Awards	Best Actress	Go Ah-sung	Nominated	^[11]^[12]
		Best Supporting Actress	Esom	Nominated	^[11]^[12]
		Popular Star Award	Esom	Won	^[13]
		Best Screenplay	Lee Jong-pil	Nominated	^[12]
		Best Music Award	Dalpalan	Nominated
		Best Art/Technical Award	Bae Jeong-yoon	Nominated

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[1]
"South Korea Box Office SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
[2]
Lee, Seung-mi (September 10, 2019). "Go Ah-sung, Esom, Park Hye-soo to star in "Samjin Company English Class"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
[3]
Song, Seung-hyun (September 28, 2020). "'Samjin Company English Class' brings back '90s vibe". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
[4]
Kwak, Yeon-soo (September 28, 2020). "Mystery flick depicts 3 young, ambitious women in 1990s". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
[5]
Jung, Ji-eun(정지은) (October 13, 2020). "[리뷰] '삼진그룹 영어토익반' 작은 여성들이 쏘아올린 용기라는 공" [[Review] ‘Samjin Group’s English TOEIC Class’ The Ball of Courage Launched by Small Women]. Korean Broadcasting System.
[6]
Conran, Pierce (October 2, 2019). "Ko Asung, E Som and Park Hye-su Sign up for Samjin Group's English TOEIC Class". Korean Film Council. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
[7]
MacDonald, Joan (July 20, 2021). "20th New York Asian Film Festival Screens Several South Korean Films". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
[8]
Lee, Gyu-lee (October 27, 2020). "Comedy film 'Samjin Company' floats to top of box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
[9]
"[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미" (in Korean). November 11, 2020.
[10]
Yang So-young (November 19, 2021). "[춘사영화제] '승리호' 최우수 감독상 영예…전도연 송중기 주연상[종합]" [[Chunsa Film Festival] 'Seungriho' Best Director Award... Jeon Do-yeon, Song Joong-ki, Best Leading Actor [Comprehensive]]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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정달식, 최학림, 박혜랑, 조경건. "[2021부일영화상] 열기 뜨거웠던 레드카펫… 뜨거운 박수 쏟아진 소감…(영상)". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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"부문별 후보 소개" [Introduction of Candidates by Category]. builfilm.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
[13]
"조인성·이솜 올해의 스타상 쾌거 "코로나에도 극장 찾아준 관객 감사"[2021 부일영화상]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021.

Samjin Company English Class at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Samjin Company English Class at IMDb
Samjin Company English Class at HanCinema

[bo:kofic-1] [1]
"South Korea Box Office SAMJIN COMPANY ENGLISH CLASS (2020)". KOFIC. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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Lee, Seung-mi (September 10, 2019). "Go Ah-sung, Esom, Park Hye-soo to star in "Samjin Company English Class"". HanCinema. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

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Song, Seung-hyun (September 28, 2020). "'Samjin Company English Class' brings back '90s vibe". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[4] [4]
Kwak, Yeon-soo (September 28, 2020). "Mystery flick depicts 3 young, ambitious women in 1990s". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[:0-5] [5]
Jung, Ji-eun(정지은) (October 13, 2020). "[리뷰] '삼진그룹 영어토익반' 작은 여성들이 쏘아올린 용기라는 공" [[Review] ‘Samjin Group’s English TOEIC Class’ The Ball of Courage Launched by Small Women]. Korean Broadcasting System.

[6] [6]
Conran, Pierce (October 2, 2019). "Ko Asung, E Som and Park Hye-su Sign up for Samjin Group's English TOEIC Class". Korean Film Council. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[7] [7]
MacDonald, Joan (July 20, 2021). "20th New York Asian Film Festival Screens Several South Korean Films". Forbes. Retrieved July 25, 2021.

[8] [8]
Lee, Gyu-lee (October 27, 2020). "Comedy film 'Samjin Company' floats to top of box office". The Korea Times. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

[9] [9]
"[공식]제41회 청룡영화상 후보 발표…'남산의부장들' 10개 부문 최다 노미" (in Korean). November 11, 2020.

[10] [10]
Yang So-young (November 19, 2021). "[춘사영화제] '승리호' 최우수 감독상 영예…전도연 송중기 주연상[종합]" [[Chunsa Film Festival] 'Seungriho' Best Director Award... Jeon Do-yeon, Song Joong-ki, Best Leading Actor [Comprehensive]]. Maeil Business (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2021.

[11] [11]
정달식, 최학림, 박혜랑, 조경건. "[2021부일영화상] 열기 뜨거웠던 레드카펫… 뜨거운 박수 쏟아진 소감…(영상)". Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[bullfilm-12] [12]
"부문별 후보 소개" [Introduction of Candidates by Category]. builfilm.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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"조인성·이솜 올해의 스타상 쾌거 "코로나에도 극장 찾아준 관객 감사"[2021 부일영화상]". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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