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]
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| Hangul | 나는 행복합니다 |
| Revised Romanization | Naneun Haengbokhabnida |
| Directed by | Yoon Jong-chan |
| Screenplay by | Yoon Jong-chan |
| Based on | Mr. Cho, Man-deuk by Yi Chong-jun |
| Produced by | Yoon Il-joong Bae Yong-guk |
| Starring | Hyun Bin Lee Bo-young |
| Cinematography | Lee Chang-jae |
| Edited by | Kyung Min-ho |
| Music by | Kim Dong-ki |
| Distributed by | Jinjin Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
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 edit
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 edit
Main edit
- Hyun Bin as Man-soo
- Lee Bo-young as Soo-kyung
Supporting edit
- 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 edit
The film was supported by the Jeonnam Film Commission and started shooting on March 27, 2008.[3]
References edit
- ^ "I Am Happy (2008 Movie)". HanCinema. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Pusan film fest aims to be the best yet". HanCinema. September 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ Na, Young-seok (April 2, 2008). "[지자체 소식]남도 곳곳은 지금 '영화촬영 중'". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
External links edit
- I Am Happy at HanCinema
- I Am Happy at IMDb
