Sweet & Sour
2021 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 7.7
A couple tries to keep their relationship strong while living apart, juggling new opportunities, everyday pressures, and the emotional strain of distance. As life pulls them in different directions, they face both sweet moments and difficult choices about what they want together.
Based on Initiation Love
Also known as Une histoire douce-amère
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Details
- Original title
- 새콤달콤
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-06-04
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (248 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like grounded romance about commitment under pressure and the push-pull of distance, similar to Love in Contract; Not for you if you want purely light, conflict-free couples.
Pros: relatable relationship struggles; emotional ups and downs; modern romance setup | Cons: frustrating misunderstandings; uneven pacing at times; bittersweet tone
Themes
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- cheating
- workaholic
- love at first sight
- workplace
- office romance
- long distance relationship
Cast & crew
Jang Ki-yong
as Lee Jang-hyuk
Chae Soo-bin
as Jung Da-eun
Krystal Jung
as Han Bo-yeong
Lee Woo-je
as Lee Jang-hyuk
Park Cheol-min
as Team Leader
Kim Mi-kyeong
as Jang-hyeok's Mother
Hwang Jeong-min
as Nurse
Lee Kyung-young
as Security
An Kil-kang
as Jang-hyeok's Father
Yu Seon
as CEO
Directed by Lee Kae-byeok