The Recipe (2010)

Profile

• Movie: The Recipe
• Revised romanization: Doenjang
• Hangul: 된장
• Director: Lee Seo-Goon
• Writer: Lee Seo-Goon, Bae Se-Young
• Producer: Kim Jin-Young
• Cinematographer: Na Hee-Suk
• World Premiere: October 2010 (Pusan International Film Festival)
• Release Date: October 21, 2010
• Runtime: 107 min.
• Genre: Mystery / Food
• Distributor: CJ Entertainment
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

A man on deathrow wants to taste “doenjang jjigae” (a spicy Korean bean paste stew) before he dies. Television producer Choi Yu-Jin (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) hears of the inmate and researches his story for an upcoming news report. Choi Yu-Jin then comes across a mysterious woman named Jang Hye-Jin (Lee Yo-Won) who makes doenjang jjigae that brings tears of joy to those who tastes her recipe. As Choi Yu-Jin delves further, he learns of Jang Hye-Jin’s heart breaking relationship with Kim Hyun-Soo (Lee Dong-Wook).