2002   South Korea Afrika
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Director:Seung-Soo Shin
Studio:Shin Seung-soo Productions
IMDb Rating:5.4 (110 votes)
Genre:Comedy, Action, Drama
Duration:112 min
Languages:Korean
IMDb:0306442
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Seung-Soo Shin  ...  (Director)
  ...  (Writer)
 
Yu-won Lee  ...  Yo-won
Gyu-ri Kim  ...  Min-sun
Eun-ji Jo  ...  Young-mi
Young-jin Lee  ...  Jin-a
Ji-ru Sung  ...  
Yun-Yeong Choe  ...  
Jun-yeong Jang  ...  Cinematographer
Comments: I don't want to go on record as saying this is a good film but I enjoyed it. It's a toned down Korean version of Thelma and Louise with hotter chicks and twice as many of them. A couple girls borrow a car for a weekend getaway and discover two revolvers in the back seat. They initially think the guns are toys but when a trigger is pulled, blowing out the windshield, we know it's going to keep getting pulled. The guns belong to a cop and a gangster who want them back and don't want it known that they lost them, so there will be chasing. The film's got pretty girls robbing places, sticking it to the Man and other icky men, shooting guns but never killing anyone, and getting makeovers. Min-sun (aka Gyu-ri) Kim looks awesome with blond streaks in her long hair. Young-jin Lee, who usually plays brooding and intense, seems a little out of place but it's nice to see her trying to have fun. I actually enjoyed the shenanigans of the cop and the gangster more than the girls. All in all, a decent popcorn rental.

The title A.F.R.I.K.A stands for "Adoring Four Revolutionary Idols Korean Association".

★★★

Summary: The title A.F.R.I.K.A stands for "Adoring Four Revolutionary Idols Korean Association".

One summer, Yo-won fails her major and just gets fired from her part-time job, while Min-sun, an aspiring actress, gets humiliated in all kinds of ways by her academic advisor. Tired of the usual obvious advice people give, they drop everything and leave on a trip to Gangleung. But, then they discover a couple of revolvers in their borrowed car - the two revolvers that Detective Kim, from the Violent Crimes Division, and Nalchi, a middle boss in the organization, lost while gambling. The girls assume the guns are fake and pull the trigger - and the window shield goes out. From then on, their plans go awry and the two girls keep getting swept up into strange events. They meet up with Young-mi, a country tearoom waitress who has a complex about her looks, and Jin-a, who dreams of revenging herself on the guy who toyed with her and led her on. When these girls, attracted by the revolvers, get together, events snowball out of control.


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