An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
- Awards
- 26 wins & 3 nominations
Sul Kyung-gu
- Jong-du Hong
- (as Kyung-gu Sol)
Lee Jong-woo
- Soldier Kim
- (as Jong-woo Lee)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaOfficial submission of South Korea for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 75th Academy Awards in 2003.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005)
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Fabulous Acting by Two Tremendous Leads
The premise of this story challenges both of its romantic leads to use their bodies to convey the characters' emotions. Jong-du, played by Sol Kyung-gu, is an awkward ex-con whose older brother calls him immature but he seems a little crazy, or maybe mentally deficient. His family reluctantly helps him out, but he is an embarrassment and a nuisance to them.
Gong-ju (Moon So-ri) is a woman with cerebral palsy whose family is just as bad as Jong-du's. When Jong-du begins to visit her an odd relationship develops, with each bringing the other an acceptance and appreciation neither has felt before.
Moon So-ri's performance is so convincing I actually thought she had c.p. until a fantasy sequence showed what Gong-ju imagined herself doing if she were not disabled. But it's not just the contortions of c.p. that she portrays. She manages to show every possible emotion within the confines of c.p. spasms and she brings the character to life with a fully developed range of emotions and intellect.
Sol Kyung-gu's body language is just as effective, though his performance is easily overshadowed by Moon So-ri's. He is by turns menacing, sweet, dim-witted, shy, playful, inconsiderate and contrite, and most of this comes out through his body language.
I saw this movie with English subtitles, but the acting is so effective that you almost don't need to read them.
p.s. keep three hankies handy
Gong-ju (Moon So-ri) is a woman with cerebral palsy whose family is just as bad as Jong-du's. When Jong-du begins to visit her an odd relationship develops, with each bringing the other an acceptance and appreciation neither has felt before.
Moon So-ri's performance is so convincing I actually thought she had c.p. until a fantasy sequence showed what Gong-ju imagined herself doing if she were not disabled. But it's not just the contortions of c.p. that she portrays. She manages to show every possible emotion within the confines of c.p. spasms and she brings the character to life with a fully developed range of emotions and intellect.
Sol Kyung-gu's body language is just as effective, though his performance is easily overshadowed by Moon So-ri's. He is by turns menacing, sweet, dim-witted, shy, playful, inconsiderate and contrite, and most of this comes out through his body language.
I saw this movie with English subtitles, but the acting is so effective that you almost don't need to read them.
p.s. keep three hankies handy
- scifinerdgrl
- Apr 27, 2003
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,304
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,485
- May 9, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $6,697,101
- Runtime2 hours 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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