Dream is a South Korean sports comedy-drama film written and directed by Lee Byeong-heon, starring Park Seo-jun and Lee Ji-eun (IU).
‘Deurim’ (드림) means ‘dream’ in Korean and it was inspired by the real-life Homeless World Cup, which is an annual international football tournament for homeless people.
Would you like a fun movie, just like that? “Dream” has the perfect formula for the occasion, with a humor that is as special as it is absurd and charming.
And also a love story to sweeten the most sensitive spirits.
Synopsis
It revolves around Yoon Hong-dae, a football player, who receives disciplinary provision and is given the challenging job of coaching the national football team of homeless people for the Homeless World Cup.
About the movie
Two Korean film stars for this movie that, with the flag of insignificance and fleetingness, will give us an afternoon to enjoy this charming and different story, without a hint of seriousness.
“Dream” follows the purest comedy scheme and also manages to mix that “film within a film” in a romantic comedy that is filmed, in essence, in the midst of a documentary about two people who don’t care about what they are doing in a movie that, apparently, takes itself on the most frivolous side.
There is a lot of irony in the story, a lot of winking in a script that wants to make fun of itself. It won’t be the best movie in the History of Cinema or the most sensitive movie of the moment, it won’t have the aesthetic brilliance that some cinephiles seek, but “Dream” has the virtue of being itself at all times, with its achievements and flaws, and with the simplicity of a movie that wants, exclusively and nothing more, to make us laugh for a while.
Enjoy it.
Release Date
It was released theatrically on April 26, 2023 and on Netflix in July 2023.
Where to Watch Dream
The Soundtrack
The film’s soundtrack features songs by Korean artists such as IU, BTS, and Epik High.
The Stars
Park Seo-jun
Park Seo-jun (born Park Yong-kyu on December 16, 1988) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series Kill Me, Heal Me (2015), She Was Pretty (2015), Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017), Fight for My Way (2017), What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim (2018), and Itaewon Class (2020). He has also appeared in films such as The Chronicles of Evil (2015), Midnight Runners (2017), and The Divine Fury (2019). Read More
IU
Lee Ji-eun (born May 16, 1993), better known by her stage name IU, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress. She debuted as a singer in 2008 with the album Lost and Found. Her follow-up albums, Growing Up and IU…IM, brought mainstream success, but it was only after the release of “Good Day” (Korean: 좋은 날), the lead single from her 2010 album Real, that she achieved national stardom. Read More
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