Happiness () is a 2007 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho, and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Soo-jung. It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.
Plot
When stricken with a terminal disease, Young-su leaves his careless high life in the city, live-in girlfriend and dwindling business. He retreats to a sanatorium in the countryside in order to treat his illness, where he meets Eun-hee, a young woman who is a resident patient there. Soon they develop feelings for each other and leave the sanatorium together to live in a small but cozy farm house. Their health improves dramatically but when Young-su's friends from the city come for a visit, he starts to wonder if he should abandon mundane rural village and return to his former lifestyle.
Cast
- Hwang Jung-min as Young-soo
- Im Soo-jung as Eun-hee
- Kim Ki-chun as Boo-nam
- Yoo Seung-mok as Chae-gon
- Lee Jae-hun as Suk-woo
- Seo Jin-suk as Jin-suk
- Kim Jin-goo as Young-soo's mother
- Joo Boo-jin as doctor
- Min Kyung-jin as truck driver
- Oh Seo-won as medicine doctor
- Kim Chang-sub as waiter
- Kim In-sook as Mi-young
- Gong Hyo-jin as Soo-yeon
- Ryu Seung-soo as Dong-joon
- Park In-hwan as Suk-goo (cameo)
- Shin Shin-ae as The director of a nursing home (cameo)
Awards and nominations
2007 Blue Dragon Film Awards
- Best Director - Hur Jin-ho
- Nomination - Best Film
- Nomination - Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
- Nomination - Best Screenplay - Hur Jin-ho, Lee Suk-yeon, Seo Yoo-min and Shin Joon-ho
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo
- Nomination - Best Lighting - Jung Young-min
- Nomination - Best Music - Jo Seong-woo
2007 Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
- Best Screenplay - Hur Jin-ho, Lee Suk-yeon, Seo Yoo-min and Shin Joon-ho
2007 Korean Film Awards
2008 Asian Film Awards
2008 Baeksang Arts Awards
- Nomination - Best Film
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
2008 Buil Film Awards
- Nomination - Best Director - Hur Jin-ho
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo
2008 Grand Bell Awards
- Nomination - Best Film
- Nomination - Best Director - Hur Jin-ho
- Nomination - Best Actor - Hwang Jung-min
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Gong Hyo-jin
- Nomination - Best Screenplay - Hur Jin-ho, Lee Suk-yeon, Seo Yoo-min and Shin Joon-ho
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo
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