Let’s go back to 1982 Korea, when roller skates, boot cuts and complicated love triangles were the real fad!
Set in rural Hongseong County in 1982, Young-sook (Park Bo-young) is the feared leader of a female gang at Hongseong Agricultural High School. Although she is known for her toughness and foul mouth, she secretly has a crush on Joong-gil (Lee Jong-suk), the biggest playboy in school. Joong-gil has attempted to woo all the girls at school, except Young-sook. Purely because Gwang-sik the leader of a rival school’s male gang, sees Young-sook as his girl. An innocent, beautiful female transfer student from Seoul arrives at their high school and Joong-gil falls for her instantly. The jealous Young-sook picks a fight with So-hee to prevent her new rival from encroaching on her secret crush. Trouble brews as Gwang-sik, suspicious of the ties between Young-sook and Joong-gil, also harasses So-hee to instigate Joong-gil. Set in a time when the Korean Ministry of Education eliminated uniforms for high schoolers, Hot Young Bloods is about the freedom and individualism of youth and about growing up, not growing old.
Screening at KOFFIA, the Korean Film Festival In Australia. Tickets/More Info
