More Than Family

More Than Family
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	애비규환
Revised Romanization	Abby Gyuhwan
Directed by	Choi Ha-na
Screenplay by	Choi Ha-na
Produced by	Kim Se-hun
Starring	Krystal Jung Jang Hye-jin Choi Deok-moon Nam Moon-chul Shin Jae-hwi
Cinematography	Kim Ji-hyun
Edited by	Han Ji-youn
Music by	Park In-young
Production companies	ATO MOTTO
Distributed by	Little Big Pictures
Release dates	October 25, 2020 (BIFF) November 12, 2020 (South Korea)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	est. US$190,327

More Than Family (Korean: 애비규환; RR: Aebi Gyuhwan) is a 2020 South Korean family comedy film directed by Choi Ha-na and starring Krystal Jung, Jang Hye-jin, Choi Deok-moon, Shin Jae-hwi and Nam Moon-chul. It revolves around To-il, (Krystal Jung) who gets pregnant while dating her tutoring student. The film was premiered at Busan International Film Festival on October 25, 2020. It was released in theaters in South Korea on November 12, 2020. And it was available on iQiyi on December 26 (for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand).

Synopsis

Kim To-il (Krystal Jung) gets pregnant while dating her 19 years old tutoring student. Her mother and step-father are not pleased with the situation, so she decides to track down her biological father whom she has not seen for 15 years. The journey to find him brings back memories of her birth father and her step-father. When she realizes that she wasn't ready to face her father, she runs into him. Meanwhile, her step father, Tae Hyo is disappointed that she left them to find her birth father. In her absence, the father of the baby disappears. When the two fathers meet, they end up embarking on a quest to find him, which unfolds a series of playful happenings.

Cast

• Krystal Jung as Kim To-il
• Shin Jae-hwi as Jang Ho-hoon, To-Il's boyfriend
• Jang Hye-jin as Seon-myeong
• Choi Deok-moon as Tae Hyo, To-Il's stepfather
• Nam Moon-chul as Ho Hoon's father
• Lee Hae-young as Hwan Gyu
• Kang Mal-geum as Ho Hoon's mother
• Bang Jae-ho as Mediator

Production

In July 2019, Krystal Jung was cast to play lead role in the film. It is debut film of Choi Ha-na as director. The filming began on August 13, 2019 and completed by the end of September 2019.

Reception

Box office

The film was released on November 12, 2020.

As per review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds 50th place on box office as of December 6, 2020.

Critical response

Going by Korean review aggregator Naver Movie Database, the film holds an approval rating of 8.21 from the audience.

Awards and nominations