How to Buy a Friend (1000) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1000 · 280 mins · Korean

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Directed by

Yoo Young-eun

Starring

Kim In-kwon, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Won-hae, Min Do-hee, Oh Hee-jun, Baek Ji-won

Park Chan‑Hong is an ordinary high‑school student, pressured by his parents and without clear goals, though he writes well. He befriends popular classmate Eom Se‑Yoon. Classmate Heo Don‑Hyeok, who works to pay his living expenses, saves Park from a bully and asks to borrow 300,000 won for rent. Park lends the money, losing tuition funds, and ends up homeless, spending more time with Heo.