Ice Bar (2006 film)
# Ice Bar (2006 film)

Ice Bar (Korean: 아이스케키; RR: Aiseukeki) is a 2006 South Korean family film, directed by Yeo In-gwang and starring Park Ji-bin and Shin Ae-ra. It was released on August 24, 2006 in South Korea. The film won the best film award at the 21st Fukuoka International Film Festival in 2007.

## Synopsis

In 1969, Korea. Ten-year-old Young-rae (Park Ji-Bin) lives alone with his mother (Shin Ae Ra) in the countryside. Life is difficult for them and his mother is forced to illegally sell imported cosmetics on the street. But Young-rae is plucky and can stand up to anything including defending his mother — anything except when other kids call him names for being "fatherless." So when he hears that the father he had only dreamed of is alive and living in Seoul, he makes it his life goal to get to the city and find him. The only way to get there, however, is a long and expensive train ride. To raise money, Young-rae starts to sell ice cream bars.

## Cast

### Main

* Park Ji-bin as Young-rae
* Shin Ae-ra as Young-rae's mother

### Supporting

* Jin Goo as In-baek, manager of the 'Ice Cake' factory
* Hahm Eun-jung as Mi-sook
* Kim Ja Young as Suk Joon's mother
* Kwon Byung Gil as the teacher
* Lee Jae-ryong as Young Rae's father
* Ko Chang-seok as a cop
* Lee A-In as Cart owner's granddaughter
* Yang Joo Ho as Seung Il
* Kim Kyung-ran as Choon Ja's mother
* Kim Sun-Young as Choon Ja

### Guests

* Kang Sung Hae as Seok Soon's father
* Park Chang Ik as Seung Il's group member}
* Kim Young Sun as Mad woman
* Yoon Hee Chul as the CEO
* Uhm Hyun Kyung

## Release

Ice Bar premiered in South Korea on August 24, 2006. In February 2007, it was invited at 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 'Generation section'.

### Home media

Streaming rights of the film were sold to online streaming services Naver, Amazon's Prime Video and AsianCrush among others.

## Awards & nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| The 7th Gatchi Spring Film Festival | 2006 | Screening | Yeo In-Gwang | Nominated |
| Women in Film Korea Festival | 2006 | Women in Film Korea Award | Mi-jeong Yeon | Won |
| The 1st Korea Film Acting Awards | 2007 | Nominee film | Ice Bar | Nominated |
| The 44th Grand Bell Awards | 2007 | Best New Actress Award | Shin Ae Ra | Nominated |
| 57th Berlin International Film Festival | 2007 | Generation Category | Ice Bar | Nominated |
| Toronto Sprocket Children's Film Festival | 2007 | Competing film | Ice Bar | Nominated |
| 21st Fukuoka Asian Film Festival | 2007 | Best Picture (Grand Prize) | Ice Bar | Won |
| 21st Fukuoka Asian Film Festival | 2007 | Screening | Yeo In-Gwang | Nominated |
| Italy G-Pony Film Festival | 2007 | Competing film | Ice Bar | Nominated |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | 2007 | World Cinema | Ice Bar | Nominated |
