Underplayed Gems

Maundy Thursday (2006)

Maundy Thursday poster
Original title
우리들의 행복한 시간
Directed by
Song Hae-seong
Genre
drama film, prison film, romance film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A convicted murderer on death row develops a connection with a suicidal woman who visits him in prison every Thursday. They share their pain and find a fragile bond over time.

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What happens

Maundy Thursday (Korean: 우리들의 행복한 시간; RR: Urideurui haengbokhan sigan; lit. 'Our Happy Time') is a 2006 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Song Hae-sung. Based on a bestselling novel by Gong Ji-young, it stars Lee Na-young and Gang Dong-won. the film is about a convicted murderer awaiting execution, and the bond he forms with a suicidal young woman who starts visiting him in jail every Thursday. With 3,132,320 admissions, Maundy Thursday is the seventh-highest-grossing Korean film of 2006. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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