Happiness (2007 film)
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 행복 |
| Hanja | 幸福 |
| Revised Romanization | Haengbok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Haengbok |
| Directed by | Hur Jin-ho |
| Written by | Hur Jin-ho Lee Suk-yeon Seo Yoo-min Shin Joon-ho |
| Produced by | Jo Seong-woo Kang Bong-rae Lee Yoo-jin |
| Starring | Hwang Jung-min Im Soo-jung |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo |
| Edited by | Choi Jae-geun |
| Music by | Jo Seong-woo |
| Distributed by | Showbox |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | US$3.5 million |
| Box office | US$8.3 million[1] |
Happiness (Korean: 행복; RR: Haengbok) is a 2007 South Korean film, directed by Hur Jin-ho and starring Hwang Jung-min and Im Soo-jung.[2] It is a love story about two people who meet while battling serious illnesses.[3][4][5]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
- Best Screenplay - Hur Jin-ho, Lee Suk-yeon, Seo Yoo-min and Shin Joon-ho
- 2007 Korean Film Awards
- Best Supporting Actress - Gong Hyo-jin
- Nomination - Best Film
- Nomination - Best Director - Hur Jin-ho
- Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Gong Hyo-jin
- Nomination - Best Film
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
- Nomination - Best Director - Hur Jin-ho
- Nomination - Best Actress - Im Soo-jung
- Nomination - Best Cinematography - Kim Hyung-koo
- 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
References
[edit]- ^ "Haengbok (Happiness)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Lim Soo-jung Grows Up in New Tearjerker". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (27 September 2007). "Happiness Measures Cost of Love". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Yang, Sung-jin (20 September 2007). "Happiness a moving tale of addiction, affection". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ Hartzell, Adam. "Happiness". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ "Happiness - Awards". Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-11-27.