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I Am Happy
2009 South Korean drama film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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I Am Happy (Korean: 나는 행복합니다; RR: Naneun haengbokhamnida) is a 2009 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Jong-chan, starring Hyun Bin and Lee Bo-young. It is a film adaptation of Yi Chong-jun's short novel Mr. Cho, Man-deuk, which tells a story about wounded souls and an encounter between a patient and a nurse who met in a mental institution. The film was released in theaters on November 26, 2009.[1]
The film was selected to be screen at the 13th Busan International Film Festival in 2008. However, it was not released in theaters until late 2009.[2]
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Plot
The deeply troubled Man-soo (Hyun Bin) becomes a patient at a psychiatric ward. He has a mother who suffers from dementia and a brother who is addicted to gambling. These sad and angry memories about his family always tie Man-soo down and are the reasons why he suffers from mental illness. Now institutionalized, Man-soo falls in love with Soo-kyung (Lee Bo-young), a nurse, who is also dealing with her own personal issues.
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Cast
- Hyun Bin as Man-soo
- Lee Bo-young as Soo-kyung
- Kim Sung-min as Hyung-cheol
- Son Young-soon as Man-soo's mom
- Jung Jae-jin as Soo-kyung's dad
- Choi Jong-ryul as village headman
- Lee Yoon-gun as Man-cheol
- Park Hyo-joo as Nurse Young-sook
- Park No-shik as Bong-cheol
- Kim Dae-ho as Song-sik
- Park Young-seo as Seung-bok
- Kang Hye-ryun as nurse
- Jung Min-sung as scoundrel
- Eun Joo-hee as Sang-mi
- Uhm Tae-goo as bar employee
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Production
The film was supported by the Jeonnam Film Commission and started shooting on March 27, 2008.[3]
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