Acting
A goofy-sincere romcom with an indie edge, GÜLE-GÜLE follows two beautiful people, seemingly strangers, who can’t escape their incredibly annoying partners during a Korean group tour of historic Turkey. Jeong-wha is all but babysitting her perpetually drunk (ex?) husband, and Dae-sik has to humor his supervisor’s juvenile power games. Travel is supposed to be a respite from everyday life, but these two find themselves stuck with the parts of home they most want to escape.
While working on her first documentary film, director Areum meets a progressive party activist and chef, Seongman, and gets married. After getting married, she takes Seongman with her to study in France, of which she had long been preparing. In France, the only thing Seongman could do was housework. Not being able to read or speak the language, Seongman suffers from depression, when Areum, the one responsible for their financial and administrative duties, gets pregnant. In order to help Seongman get over his depression, Areum suggests that they start running “Oegil Restaurant”, a project to cook and serve to a limited number of guests on specific days. However, after the birth of their baby, Areum starts concentrating on her studies and film-making, leaving Seongman parenting alone. This leads to frequent aggressive fights, and Seongman declares a strike. Will Areum be able to succeed in juggling both her marriage and film?
Eun-young who got a family documentary proposal from her friend. Interviews with family members begin around her sister Seo-young. Family members contact musical tutor Seok-woo for Seo-young. Meanwhile, Seok-woo is fascinated by Eun-young, and talks about his worries to Seo-young.
