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I Wish I Had a Wife (2001)

I Wish I Had a Wife poster
Original title
나도 아내가 있었으면 좋겠다
Directed by
Park Heung-sik
Genre
romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 03m
Rated
15
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lonely banker realizes he has no one to call during a personal crisis. He then meets a young woman who quietly likes him.

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What happens

I Wish I Had a Wife (Korean: 나도 아내가 있었으면 좋겠다) is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy-drama film directed by Park Heung-sik, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu. The film is about a lonely banker, who, after realizing he has no one to call during a moment of crisis, unwittingly encounters a young woman who harbors a quiet affection for him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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