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Romance, Comedy, Drama  •  2017  •  118 min

Kimchi Untuk Awak (2017)

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Kimchi Untuk Awak (2017)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Islam: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.8

Overview

Based on the novel of the same name by Suri Ryana, the story is about Bella, a student who studies in a South Korean university. During her semester breaks, she decides to spend her free time in Malaysia. However, her calm and peaceful life turns upside down after she gets into an accident with a Malay-Korean guy named Danial Lee Jae Hwan. In the meantime, Bellas sister asks her to make kimchi as a welcome gift for her companys president. However, Bella soon finds out that the company president is Danial. Things get more out of hand when the families from both sides decide to unite both of them as a married couple.

Starring Cast

Emma Maembong  •   Aiman Hakim Ridza  •   Kin Wah Chew

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central focus is on a personal romantic relationship and navigating cultural differences through understanding and compromise, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or engaging in systemic critique.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a cast that includes actors of Malay, Chinese, and Korean descent, reflecting the cultural context of the story. The narrative focuses on a romantic comedy without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on specific DEI themes.

Secondary

Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: High

The character Daniel Lee, established as Korean in the source novel, is portrayed by an actor of Malaysian and Dutch heritage, constituting a race swap.

Family Values: Strongly Traditional
Confidence: High

The film strongly endorses traditional family values by portraying a marriage, initially accidental, as a lifelong commitment to be nurtured with the guidance of respected parents and cultural traditions, emphasizing fidelity and strong family bonds.

Islam: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays Islam positively, as the central faith and cultural identity of the main Malay characters. Islamic practices and values are shown respectfully as integral to their lives and relationships, particularly in the context of marriage and family.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Kimchi Untuk Awak, 2017' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The storyline is a romantic comedy focused on the heterosexual relationship between a Malaysian girl studying in Korea and a Malaysian man, with no depiction of queer identities or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Kimchi Untuk Awak, 2017' is a romantic comedy centered on the relationship between a Malaysian girl and a Malaysian-Korean guy. Based on available plot summaries and character descriptions, there are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the narrative. The story focuses exclusively on the romantic journey and cultural interactions of its cisgender protagonists, such as Bella and Daniel's developing relationship.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a novel, but there are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender on screen.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
10.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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