A Smile (2003)
Overview
This debut feature from female Korean director Park Kyung-hee tells the story of a photographer whose life is changed indelibly when she discovers she has a rare disease which causes tunnel vision and possible eventual blindness. Divided into four sections, it depicts the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend, her problems with her old-fashioned family, her attempts to deal with her disease through her art and, finally, her desire to fly an airplane before she loses her sight entirely.
Cast
Chu Sang-mi
So-Jung
Cho Seong-ha
Flight instructor
Song Il-gon
Ji-Seok
Jin Kyung
Writer Ahn
Son Byung-ho
Chul
Park Won-sang
Min-Soo
Kim Soo-jin
Min-Soo's wife
Choi Jung-yol
Writer Ahn's CousinRecommendations
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