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Completed - KOREAN - Drama - 121 minutes

Log Line

A funeral director, Ji-soo and Jong-woo who suffers from a Lou Gehrig’s disease love and heal each other even as their reality gets bitter.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2010 (Debut)
  • FILMART 2014 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Jin-Pyo PARK
Writer(s) : Jin-Pyo PARK
Cast : Ji-Won HA, Myung-Min KIM

Producer(s) : Eugene LEE

Synopsis

After she has gone through two painful divorces, Ji-soo, a funeral director, is asked to marry Jong-woo who suffers from the incurable Lou Gehrigs disease. They start a dream-like marriage without anyones approval. However, Jong-woo hurts Ji-soos feeling as his symptoms begin to worsen. Even though it is heartbreaking for her to bear, all she wants is to stay with Jong-woo and cure his disease. Then one day, Jong-woo decides to give up on everything and to leave Ji-soo.

Production

Country(ies) : KOREA (South)

Start of shooting : February 2009

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