I Am Happy

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I Am Happy
I Am Happy Film Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Hangul나는 행복합니다
Revised RomanizationNaneun Haengbokhabnida
Directed byYoon Jong-chan
Screenplay byYoon Jong-chan
Based onMr. Cho, Man-deuk
by Yi Chong-jun
Produced byYoon Il-joong
Bae Yong-guk
StarringHyun Bin
Lee Bo-young
CinematographyLee Chang-jae
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Music byKim Dong-ki
Distributed byJinjin Pictures
Release date
  • November 26, 2009 (2009-11-26)
Running time
113 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

I Am Happy (Korean: 나는 행복합니다; RR: Naneun Haengbokhabnida) 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]

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.

Cast[]

Main[]

Supporting[]

  • 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

Production[]

The film was supported by the Jeonnam Film Commission and started shooting on March 27, 2008.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "I Am Happy (2008 Movie)". HanCinema. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. ^ "Pusan film fest aims to be the best yet". HanCinema. September 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ Na, Young-seok (April 2, 2008). "[지자체 소식]남도 곳곳은 지금 '영화촬영 중'". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved May 11, 2020.

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