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Secret Zoo (Korean: 해치지않아, lit. I Don't Bully You) is a 2020 South Korean comedy film directed by Son Jae-gon, starring Ahn Jae-hong, Kang So-ra, Park Yeong-gyu, Kim Sung-oh and Jeon Yeo-been.[3] Based on the webtoon I Don't Bully You by Hun,[4] it was released on January 15, 2020 in South Korea and on January 24 in the United States.[5]

Secret Zoo
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Son Jae-gon(손재곤)
Screenplay by	Son Jae-gon Lee Yong-jae Kim Dae-woo
Based on	I Don't Bully You by Hun
Produced by	Kim Sung-hwan Park Hyun-tae
Starring	Ahn Jae-hong Kang So-ra Park Yeong-gyu Kim Sung-oh Jeon Yeo-been
Cinematography	Lee Seung-hoon
Edited by	Lee Kang-hui
Music by	Lee Jean-hui
Production companies	AboutFilm DCG Plus
Distributed by	Acemaker Movieworks
Release date	January 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Budget	₩10 billion[1] (~US$8.1 million)
Box office	$8,357,581[2]

Plot

Stuck in a dead-end temp position at a renowned law firm, attorney-at-law Tae Soo (Ahn Jae-Hong) dreams of one day landing a permanent position there. One day, he is given a special job to revitalize a failing zoo. The problem is, there are no animals. Moreover, he has exactly 3 months to do so. With the zookeepers’ help, he comes up with a brilliant idea of having the zookeepers dress up as animals.

One by one, the zookeepers put on animal suits and masks and become polar bears, tigers, gorillas, and sloths. The new zoo opens and Tae Soo’s polar bear goes viral when a video of him drinking a can of coke hits the internet. Thanks to everyone’s help, the zoo with fake animals is a massive hit and Tae Soo can now go back to the law firm with a permanent job. But before he leaves the zoo, he finds out what his law firm was planning with the zoo.

Can Tae Soo come up with another brilliant idea to save not only himself but the zookeepers and the zoo?

Cast

• Ahn Jae-hong as Kang Tae-soo
• Kang So-ra as Han So-won[6]
• Park Yeong-gyu as Director Seo
• Kim Sung-oh as Kim Gun-wook
• Jeon Yeo-been as Kim Hae-kyung
• Park Hyuk-kwon as President Hwang
• Seo Hyeon-woo as Secretary Oh
• Jang Seung-jo as Sungmin
• Park Hyung-soo as Barrister Song
• Kim Heung-rae as Black Nose
• Lee Hyun-wook as Min Chul-hyun
• Han Ye-ri as Min Chae-ryung
• Kim Gi-cheon as Representative Go
• Song Duk-ho as Person in audience
• Kim Hyun as Dismissed employee

Production

Principal photography began on October 8, 2018 and filming was completed on January 19, 2019.[7]

Reception

Box office

The film debuted in first place during its opening weekend.[8] However, ticket sales decreased by 77% in its second week.[9]

Critical response

Secret Zoo holds an 83% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews.[10]

Michael Rechtshaffen of the Los Angeles Times said that "resistance might not be futile, but to deny oneself the amiably goofy charms of South Korea's Secret Zoo, an inspired family comedy that gives fresh meaning to faux fur, would be a real shame."[11] For Panos Kotzathanasis of HanCinema, "Secret Zoo is a film that aims at providing fun for its audience, and in that regard, it succeeds to the fullest.[12]

See also

• List of 2020 box office number-one films in South Korea

References

External links

• Secret Zoo at the Korean Movie Database
• Secret Zoo at HanCinema

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