I Am Happy

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]

I Am Happy
Theatrical release poster
Hangul나는 행복합니다
Revised RomanizationNaneun Haengbokhabnida
Directed byYoon Jong-chan
Produced byYoon Il-joong
Bae Yong-guk
Screenplay byYoon Jong-chan
Based onMr. Cho, Man-deuk
by Yi Chong-jun
StarringHyun Bin
Lee Bo-young
Music byKim Dong-ki
CinematographyLee Chang-jae
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Distributed byJinjin Pictures
Release date
  • November 26, 2009 (2009-11-26)
Running time
113 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

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

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

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.[3]

References
  1. "I Am Happy (2008 Movie)". HanCinema. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  2. "Pusan film fest aims to be the best yet". HanCinema. September 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. Na, Young-seok (April 2, 2008). "[지자체 소식]남도 곳곳은 지금 '영화촬영 중'". Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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