It's Okay! Explained

It's Okay! is a 2023 South Korean coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Kim Hye-young in her directorial debut. The film starring Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, and Chung Su-bin, follows In-yeong (Lee Re), a high school student who loses her mother and hides in her art group school basement, but is discovered by the strict art director Seol-ah (Jin Seo-yeon), and they unexpectedly end up living together.^[1]

It was selected in the Generation Kplus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, where it had its International premiere on 18 February,^[2] and won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.^[3]

Cast

• Lee Re as In-yeong
• Jin Seo-yeon as Seol-ah
• Chung Su-bin as Nari
• Son Suk-ku as Dong-wook
• Lee Jung-ha as Do-yoon^[4]

Release

It's Okay! had its premiere at 28th Busan International Film Festival in Korean Cinema Today - Panorama section on October 6, 2023.^{[5] [6]} It had its International premiere on February 18, 2024, as part of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival, in Generation Kplus,^{[7] [8]} where it won Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film.^[9]

The film was showcasesd in Family section of the 71st Sydney Film Festival on June 17, 2024.^[10]

External links

• • • It's Okay! at Berlinale

Notes and References

1. Web site: 이레, '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'로 베를린 국제영화제 진출 "감사하고 신기해" . Lee Re, ‘It’s Okay, It’s Okay!’ advances to the Berlin International Film Festival “I’m grateful and amazed” . Jeong Yu-jin . News 1 . . January 25, 2024 . February 4, 2024 . ko . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204092236/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/421/0007312803 . live .
2. Web site: Berlin unveils the entirety of its Generation line-up . Vassilis . Economou . 18 January 2024 . 4 February 2024 . . en . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104658/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454955/ . live .
3. Web site: '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 수정곰상 . 'It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear Award . Kim Gye-yeon . . . February 25, 2024 . February 25, 2024 . ko . February 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224171542/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/001/0014525257 . live .
4. Web site: 이레·진서연·손석구·이정하 '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 간다 . Lee Re, Jin Seo-yeon, Son Seok-gu, Lee Jeong-ha 'It's okay, it's okay!' Going to the Berlin Film Festival . Cho Yeon-kyung . . . January 19, 2024 . February 4, 2024 . ko . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204112912/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/437/0000376038 . live .
5. Web site: The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List. Busan International Film Festival. September 5, 2023. February 4, 2024. en. September 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230915141852/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_all_list.asp?allYear=2023. dead.
6. Web site: It's Okay!. Busan International Film Festival. October 6, 2023. February 4, 2024. en. February 4, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104658/https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=68115&c_idx=387&sp_idx=536&QueryStep=2. live.
7. Web site: Berlinale unveils complete 2024 Panorama, Generation, Forum sections . Ben . Dalton . 17 January 2024 . February 4, 2024 . . en . January 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240121055123/https://www.screendaily.com/news/berlinale-unveils-complete-2024-panorama-generation-forum-sections/5189510.article . live .
8. Web site: It's Okay! . Berlinale . 6 February 2024 . 6 February 2024 . February 4, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204104657/https://www.berlinale.de/en/2024/programme/202404801.html#screening_dates . live .
9. Web site: Last Swim and It's Okay snag the Crystal Bears in Berlinale's Generation . Davide . Abbatescianni . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . . en . February 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224174614/https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/457566/ . live .
10. Web site: It's Okay!. Sydney Film Festival Festival. June 6, 2024. July 23, 2024. en.
11. Web site: Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce. Deadline. Melanie. Goodfellow. 17 January 2024. February 4, 2024. March 3, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240303122520/https://deadline.com/2024/01/berlinale-2024-full-panorama-forum-generation-line-ups-1235795060/. live.
12. Web site: Berlinale: Children's Jury Generation Kplus . Berlinale . 24 February 2024 . 24 February 2024 . January 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124192449/https://www.berlinale.de/en/festival/awards-and-juries/awards-generation.html . live .