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A Moment to Remember (2004)

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Original title
내 머리 속의 지우개
Directed by
Lee Jae-han
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 24m
Rated
G
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 370 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman with early-onset Alzheimer's forgets her husband and their love more and more each day. He struggles to hold onto her memories and their marriage as her condition worsens.

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What happens

A Moment to Remember (Korean: 내 머리 속의 지우개; RR: Nae meori sogui jiugae; lit. 'The Eraser in My Head') is a 2004 South Korean romantic drama film directed by John H. Lee. It stars Jung Woo-sung and Son Ye-jin and follows the theme of discovery in a relationship and the burdens of loss caused by Alzheimer's disease. The film was released on November 5, 2004, in South Korea. It was a major success domestically, topping the box office for two consecutive weeks to become the 5th highest-grossing film of 2004. The film was also a hit in Japan, breaking previous records of Korean films released there; it was the 19th highest-grossing film at the 2005 Japanese box office. John H. Lee and Kim Young-ha won Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2005 Grand Bell Awards. The film was remade in Turkish as Evim Sensin in 2012 and in Hindi as Saiyaara in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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