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A Reason to Live (2011)

A Reason to Live poster
Original title
오늘
Directed by
Lee Jeong-hyang
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
15
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary director chooses to forgive the teenage boy who killed her fiancé. She struggles with her decision while facing the aftermath of the tragedy.

melancholiccontemplativerestrainedpoignantemotionally heavymeasuredreflective

What happens

A Reason to Live (Korean: 오늘; RR: Oneul; lit. 'Today') is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang. It stars Song Hye-kyo as a director who forgives a teenage boy for killing her fiancé. It premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival, and was released in theaters on October 27, 2011. It received 131,194 admissions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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