Gabi (Movie - 2011)

가비 (Ga-bi)

115min | Release date in South Korea : 2012/03/15

Also known as "Russian Coffee"
Synopsis
Toward the end of the 19th century, King Gojong (Park Hee-soon) of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty briefly sought refuge at the Russian consulate under the threat of foreign invasion. Here he fell in love with a drink that had yet to gain popularity in his homeland: coffee. Returning to the throne, he hires the beautiful Tanya (Kim So-yeon) as his personal barista. Tanya becomes involved in a dangerous social circle that involves not only the Russian sniper Ilyich (Joo Jin-mo) but also the mysterious socialite known as both BAE Jeong-ja and Sadako (Yoo Seon). With her intimate connection to the King, making a drink that could easily conceal poison, Tanya must decide if shewill become a pawn in the political battlefield of late 19th century Korea.

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Joo Jin-mo
주진모
As
Ilyich
(일리치)
Kim So-yeon
김소연
As
Tanya
(따냐)
Park Hee-soon
박희순
As
King Gojong
(고종황제)
Yoo Sun
유선
As
Sadako
(사다꼬)
Jo Duk-hyun
조덕현
As
Seok-joo
(석주)
Kim Eung-soo
김응수
As
Miura
(미우라)

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Kim Tak-hwan (김탁환)
Original work

Nam Na-yeong (남나영)
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Lee Won-tae (이원태)
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Ko Soo-bok (고수복)
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115 min

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Airing dates : 2012/03/15

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Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2012.04.08 : 270 437 admissions (total)

As of 2012.04.01 : 268 545 admissions (total)

As of 2012.02.3.25 : 253 782 admissions (total)

As of 2012.02.3.18 : 170 226 admissions (total)

As of 2012.02.3.04 : 1 152 admissions (total)

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