It's Okay!

It's Okay!
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!
Lit.It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!
RRGwaenchana gwaenchana gwaenchana!
MRKwaench'ana kwaench'ana kwaench'ana!
Directed byKim Hye-young
Written byCho Hong-jun
Kim Hye-young
Produced bySong Won-seok
Starring
CinematographyLee Seok-min
Edited byLee Gang-hee
Music byKim Jun-seok
Production
company
  • Twomen Film
Release dates
  • October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06) (BIFF)
  • February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26) (South Korea)
Running time
102 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$691,275

It's Okay! (Korean: 괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!) 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.

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

Plot

The ever-optimistic girl In-yeong, who is happiest when on stage, ends up living under the same roof as Seol-ah, a lonely perfectionist and the strict director of an arts troupe. Then there is Na-ri, the star and perpetual top performer of the troupe, who considers In-yeong her one-sided rival. Do-yoon, In-yeong's one and only male friend, confesses his feelings daily, blurring the line between love and friendship. And Dong-wook, a quirky pharmacist and In-yeong's neighborhood friend, offers both words of advice and medicine prescriptions.

Cast

Release

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

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

It was released in theaters in South Korea on February 26, 2025.

Reception

The film was released on February 26, 2025 on 588 screens. The film opened with 17,126 cumulative audience on the first day of its release.

As of March 19, 2025, the film has grossed US$691,275 from 164,320 admissions at the South Korean box office.

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Berlin International Film Festival 25 February 2024 Children's Jury Generation Kplus: Crystal Bear for Best Feature Film Kim Hye-young Won
Blue Dragon Film Awards November 19, 2025 Best New Director Won

References

  1. 1 2 "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2025". KOFIC. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Jeong Yu-jin (January 25, 2024). 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"]. News 1 (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Economou, Vassilis (January 18, 2024). "Berlin unveils the entirety of its Generation line-up". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Berlinale: Children's Jury Generation Kplus". Berlinale. February 24, 2024. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Kim Gye-yeon (February 25, 2024). '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!' 베를린영화제 수정곰상 ['It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' Berlin Film Festival Crystal Bear Award]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ Cho Yeon-kyung (January 19, 2024). 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]. JTBC (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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  9. 1 2 Goodfellow, Melanie (January 17, 2024). "Berlinale Unveils Full Panorama, Forum & Generation Line-Ups With New Films By Nathan Silver, Levan Akin, André Téchiné & Bruce LaBruce". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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  12. ↑ Abbatescianni, Davide (February 24, 2024). "Last Swim and It's Okay snag the Crystal Bears in Berlinale's Generation". Cineuropa. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  13. ↑ "It's Okay!". Sydney Film Festival Festival. June 6, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  14. ↑ Kim Jae-sung (February 13, 2025). 영화 '괜찮아 괜찮아 괜찮아!'가 전하는 새학기 적응법 [The movie 'It's okay, it's okay, it's okay!' How to adapt to the new school year]. E Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The box office It's Okay! (2023)". KOFIC. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Daily Box Office". KOBIS (in Korean). Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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  18. ↑ Baek Ji-eun (November 19, 2025). "[청룡영화상] '괜찮아' 김혜영, 신인감독상 "개봉까지 오래 걸렸는데 난리났다"" [[Blue Dragon Film Awards] Kim Hye-young Wins Best New Director for "It's Okay," "It took so long to be released, but it was a huge hit."]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 19, 2025.