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I Am Happy (2008)

I Am Happy poster
Original title
나는 행복합니다
Directed by
Yoon Jong-chan
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
15
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A patient in a mental institution and a nurse develop a connection. They are both wounded people who find some solace in each other.

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What happens

I Am Happy (Korean: 나는 행복합니다; RR: Naneun haengbokhamnida) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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