Russian Coffee | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 가비 |
Revised Romanization | Gabi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kabi |
Directed by | Chang Yoon-hyun |
Screenplay by | Kim Eun-jung |
Based on | Russian Coffee by Kim Tak-hwan |
Produced by | Jung Tae-woon Choe Jun-yeong Lee Je-hyeon |
Starring | Kim So-yeon Joo Jin-mo Park Hee-soon |
Cinematography | Oh Hyun-je |
Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
Music by | Won Il |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Gabi (Korean: 가비; RR: Gabi) is a 2012 South Korean historical mystery drama film starring Kim So-yeon, Joo Jin-mo and Park Hee-soon. It follows an ostensible assassination plot of King Gojong (1852–1919), using coffee brewed by royal barista Tanya. The plan is masterminded by Sadako, a Joseon woman with adopted Japanese nationality, and aided by Ilyich, Tanya's lover.[1][2]
Inspired by conspiracy theories about Gojong and the king's well-known love of coffee, the movie's title Gabi is a turn-of-the-century Chinese-character transliteration of "coffee." The film is based on author Kim Tak-hwan's historical fiction novel Noseoa Gabi ("Russian Coffee").[3][4]