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I Am Happy
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = I Am Happy
| image = I Am Happy Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = Yoon Jong-chan
| producer = Yoon Il-joong
Bae Yong-guk
| based_on =
| screenplay = Yoon Jong-chan
| starring = Hyun Bin
Lee Bo-young
| music = Kim Dong-ki
| cinematography = Lee Chang-jae
| editing = Kyung Min-ho
| distributor = Jinjin Pictures
| released =
| runtime = 113 minutes
| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'I Am Happy' 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.
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.
Plot
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
Main
* Hyun Bin as Man-soo* Lee Bo-young as Soo-kyung
Supporting
* 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
The film was supported by the Jeonnam Film Commission and started shooting on March 27, 2008.
References
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