Lee Na-young (Maunday Thursday, Ruler of Your Own World) is taking on a transgender character in her next film role, one year after she was last seen in the Kim Ki-duk film Dream.
The movie is called Dad Likes Women [아빠는 여자를 좋아해] and unfolds around Lee Na-young, a photographer who is sought out by her child born of a college relationship. The wrinkle is, the son is looking for his father, not knowing that he has since undergone a gender transformation and is now living as a woman. Lee Na-young plays the father character both pre- and post-op and displays a “lovable, feminine appeal.” Despite the serious-sounding setup, the film is described as handling the transgender subject matter with a “humorous, soft touch.”
The film is produced by Harimao Picures, the company that produced the action-comedy film Level 7 Civil Servant. It will enter filming in August, as soon as an actor is cast for the male (son) lead. With a quirky actress like Lee Na-young in this role, this could be a really interesting project.
Via Star News
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I LOVED Maundy Thursdays and I’m not sure why but…. it made me cry soo much. I’ll definitely look forward to seeing her in this.
I’m not sure you can deal with the transgender topic with a “humorous, soft” touch, simply because it’s such a hot button topic. I hope it deals with it well enough that it doesn’t offend anybody.
But the set up definitely sounds quite interesting. I like the actress too. ^_^ Will be keeping an eye out for this.
Interesting indeed! I wanna see it when it comes out. I anticipate her convincing portrayal.
@1 Alvina
I bawled my eyes out watching that movie. And it was embarassing when I watched parts of it on the bus, on my commute home.
Whoa I can’t wait. Sounds fun.
She is one Korean actress I find really beautiful. She’s my Korean Kate Winslet.
This instantly reminds me of Transamerica. Hopefully, it’ll be just as good.
@ Jane
Yeah it really does remind me of Transamerica!
Hopefully it’ll be good & and she does a good job.
sounds really interesting! can’t wait till it comes out!
This will be… interesting.
I will watch for Lee Na Young!
i love lee na young. she is one of my favourite k-actresses! she’s quirky indeed and i also like the fact that she always picks unusual roles…^^ it’s refreshing to see a k-actress who takes on challenging roles, uncliched ones…..
I hope it will become something like la cage aux folles
Interesting topic.
wow this sounds really interesting =]
can’t wait till it comes out =D
The story sounds very intriguing! Can’t wait for the release. ^^
Sounds just like transamericaa but maybe less creepy.
Transamerica was my first though.Hopefully it will be even better and more different!
like some others, i also thought of transamerica, but its a bit different, ne?
and i dont think it will be like transamerica xD saying they want it to be humourus, trransamerica was a bit too serious so <_<
Its still seems very interesting.