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I Can Speak

An elderly woman who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day, forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer, who begins to teach her English.

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Kim Hyun-seok

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$63,239

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Awards

17 wins & 10 nominations total

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I said 'wassup'. It means 'how are you'. - I Can Speak

I said 'wassup'. It means 'how are you'.

- Then I’ll just rip it up.
- Of course I like it. - I Can Speak

- Then I’ll just rip it up. - Of course I like it.

It's cool like 'wassup'! - I Can Speak

It's cool like 'wassup'!

You go to a clothing store
and see something you love. - I Can Speak

You go to a clothing store and see something you love.

What do we say in English? - I Can Speak

What do we say in English?

How about if the thing you
love is really cheap? - I Can Speak

How about if the thing you love is really cheap?

It's so cheap as if you're stealing it. - I Can Speak

It's so cheap as if you're stealing it.

They teach English for free
at town hall or the library. - I Can Speak

They teach English for free at town hall or the library.

I went, but they didn't help.
So I paid big money to learn here. - I Can Speak

I went, but they didn't help. So I paid big money to le...

It's a toll on the others. I'm sorry. - I Can Speak

It's a toll on the others. I'm sorry.

I saw you ramble on with
the American back there. - I Can Speak

I saw you ramble on with the American back there.

I attended here to learn English too. - I Can Speak

I attended here to learn English too.

I know you finished the highest level. - I Can Speak

I know you finished the highest level.

I'm not asking for free lessons.
I'll pay you well. - I Can Speak

I'm not asking for free lessons. I'll pay you well...

Money's tight, right?
How about a part-time job? - I Can Speak

Money's tight, right? How about a part-time job?

- I'd like to tutor you, but...
- What? - I Can Speak

- I'd like to tutor you, but... - What?

I'm too busy with your
pile of complaints, ma'am. - I Can Speak

I'm too busy with your pile of complaints, ma'am.

My teacher gave me that name
at the English academy. - I Can Speak

My teacher gave me that name at the English academy.

Keep going to the English academy.
Jennifer. - I Can Speak

Keep going to the English academy. Jennifer.

It's Jennifer. Are you awake? - I Can Speak

It's Jennifer. Are you awake?

How'd you get my number? - I Can Speak

How'd you get my number?

It was listed on the employee contacts. - I Can Speak

It was listed on the employee contacts.

That's for the employees.
You can't call me personally. - I Can Speak

That's for the employees. You can't call me person...

What else? Teach me English. - I Can Speak

What else? Teach me English.

She practically lives here. - I Can Speak

She practically lives here.

Ma'am? You're obstructing my duties. - I Can Speak

Ma'am? You're obstructing my duties.

If an elderly begs you, at least
pretend to think it over. - I Can Speak

If an elderly begs you, at least pretend to think it over.

To put in the complaints
I collected before I go. - I Can Speak

To put in the complaints I collected before I go.

I have studied by myself for years. - I Can Speak

I have studied by myself for years.

Dic... Dictionary? - I Can Speak

Dic... Dictionary?

But this is a much bigger
resource book. - I Can Speak

But this is a much bigger resource book.

Isn't this a common word? - I Can Speak

Isn't this a common word?

Right. It's common. - I Can Speak

Right. It's common.

Encyclopedia is a basic word in English. - I Can Speak

Encyclopedia is a basic word in English.

If you pass the test,
I'll teach you English. - I Can Speak

If you pass the test, I'll teach you English.

What in the world is that? - I Can Speak

What in the world is that?

Ecology, latitude... - I Can Speak

Ecology, latitude...

Spelling doesn't count, right? - I Can Speak

Spelling doesn't count, right?

But it's less than the promised 80%. - I Can Speak

But it's less than the promised 80%.

Could you count that to make it 80%? - I Can Speak

Could you count that to make it 80%?

Why would I leave? I'm staying! - I Can Speak

Why would I leave? I'm staying!

You guys are gangsters! - I Can Speak

You guys are gangsters!

I'm not a gangster.
But if I was, I'd say this. - I Can Speak

I'm not a gangster. But if I was, I'd say this.

Pack up and leave by then. - I Can Speak

Pack up and leave by then.

I'll be right here even after a month! - I Can Speak

I'll be right here even after a month!

We were here for 20 years!
You can't kick me out, gangster! - I Can Speak

We were here for 20 years! You can't kick me out, gangs...

Pick up your cigarette butt. - I Can Speak

Pick up your cigarette butt.

Aren't you the fool who comes
to pee on rainy nights? - I Can Speak

Aren't you the fool who comes to pee on rainy nights?

I always stay home on rainy
nights listening to sad songs. - I Can Speak

I always stay home on rainy nights listening to sad songs.

Town office is going to court with them. - I Can Speak

Town office is going to court with them.

Then I'll order. My address
is Hyo-sung Building... - I Can Speak

Then I'll order. My address is Hyo-sung Building...

OK ALTERATION SHOP - I Can Speak

OK ALTERATION SHOP

I would never have guessed
you two were brothers. - I Can Speak

I would never have guessed you two were brothers.

Mr. Park, you have a
brother in high school? - I Can Speak

Mr. Park, you have a brother in high school?

Dad got drunk and made a mistake. - I Can Speak

Dad got drunk and made a mistake.

If he skips once, he'll keep skipping. - I Can Speak

If he skips once, he'll keep skipping.

But why did you feed him? - I Can Speak

But why did you feed him?

The poor boy was eating uncooked ramen. - I Can Speak

The poor boy was eating uncooked ramen.

Whenever I bumped into him,
I told him to come and eat. - I Can Speak

Whenever I bumped into him, I told him to come and eat.

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, okay? - I Can Speak

Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, okay?

I won't take money or else no lessons. - I Can Speak

I won't take money or else no lessons.

Then I'd feel bad. - I Can Speak

Then I'd feel bad.

Please feed my brother dinner sometimes. - I Can Speak

Please feed my brother dinner sometimes.

Then I'll feed him so well
he could become a wrestler! - I Can Speak

Then I'll feed him so well he could become a wrestler!

Today's Wednesday. Let's get started. - I Can Speak

Today's Wednesday. Let's get started.

What do you say to someone
you haven't seen in a while? - I Can Speak

What do you say to someone you haven't seen in a while?

Speaking will help improve speaking. - I Can Speak

Speaking will help improve speaking.

Do not write. - I Can Speak

JIN-JU'S STORE - I Can Speak

It's illegal to drink alcohol
in the street like this. - I Can Speak

It's illegal to drink alcohol in the street like this.

Why don't you report yourself? - I Can Speak

Why don't you report yourself?

You're such a stickler. - I Can Speak

You're such a stickler.

If you're thirty-three,
why aren't you married yet? - I Can Speak

If you're thirty-three, why aren't you married yet...

You're like my grandmother
who passed away. - I Can Speak

You're like my grandmother who passed away.

You must have grand-kids around my age. - I Can Speak

You must have grand-kids around my age.

You shouldn't have. - I Can Speak

You shouldn't have.

- You grew up in Busan?
- Yes. - I Can Speak

- You grew up in Busan? - Yes.

Then, do you know where to go fish? - I Can Speak

Then, do you know where to go fish?

Fish? Busan is a port city.
There is fish everywhere. - I Can Speak

Fish? Busan is a port city. There is fish everywhere.

The fish is not there. - I Can Speak

The fish is not there.

In a hand? Cards? - I Can Speak

In a hand? Cards?

Know where memory lane is? - I Can Speak

Know where memory lane is?

Memory lane? - I Can Speak

Isn't that in our heads? - I Can Speak

Isn't that in our heads?

I remember the lane - I Can Speak

I remember the lane

Whoever speaks Korean
gets flicked in the forehead. - I Can Speak

Whoever speaks Korean gets flicked in the forehead.

You hit me on purpose to make me mad! - I Can Speak

You hit me on purpose to make me mad!

♪ When you don't want coins... ♪ - I Can Speak

♪ When you don't want coins... ♪

You have to talk with native speakers. - I Can Speak

You have to talk with native speakers.

Talk to them for at least 5 minutes. - I Can Speak

Talk to them for at least 5 minutes.

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An elderly woman who constantly files complaints with the local office about the wrongs that she sees around her each day, forms an unlikely friendship with a junior civil service officer, who begins to teach her English.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Kim Hyun-seok

Writer: Seung-hee Yoo

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $63,239

Released: 21 Sep 2017

Awards: 17 wins & 10 nominations total

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