Don't Tell Papa

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Movie: Don't Tell Papa
Revised romanization:
Hangul: 돈텔파파
Director: Sang-hun Lee
Writer: Sang-hun Lee
Producer: Kim Jin-Young
Cinematographer
Release Date: September 3, 2004
Runtime: 102 Min.
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot

Don't Tell Papa tells the story of a third-rate DJ who finds his relationship with his young son rapidly deteriorating.

Director Lee Sang Hun offers you a hilariously touching tale about an intriguing love affair that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time.

After a one night stand high school boy Chul Soo (Jung Woong-in) and Ae Lang (Chae Min Seo) go their separate ways. However, approximately one year later, a basket with a baby is delivered to Chul's class room. As Ae has left Korea to commence studies in the US, Chul has no choice but to look for a part time job in order to raise the temporarily motherless child ??

Lee Sang Hun produced some sitcoms and comedy shows for SBS before and Don't Tell Papa marks his silver screen debut. The cast of the movie is top-notch featuring Yoo Seung Ho as the couple's child Cho Won. Earlier he took up the leading role in the 2002 blockbuster movie The Way Home, which attracted an audience of 4,000,000 viewers in Korea alone. Furthermore, acclaimed actor Jung Woong-in ( The Circle, My Boss My Hero ) appears as the turbulent family's father Chul Soo while Chae Min Seo ( The Champion) portrays Ae Lang, the mother. Korean movie fans will also recognize Im Ho who played a noble king in Dae Jang Geum in a supporting role as trans-sexual dancer that offers his hilarious rendition of a Baby Vox song. On top of that this memorable movie also offers cameos by various famous Korean comedians.