A Smile

A Smile

96 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 8, 2003

This debut feature from female Korean director Park Kyung-hee tells the story of a photographer whose life is changed indelibly when she discovers she has a rare disease which causes tunnel vision and possible eventual blindness. Divided into four sections, it depicts the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend, her problems with her old-fashioned family, her attempts to deal with her disease through her art and, finally, her desire to fly an airplane before she loses her sight entirely.

A Smile

96 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 8, 2003

A Smile
This debut feature from female Korean director Park Kyung-hee tells the story of a photographer whose life is changed indelibly when she discovers she has a rare disease which causes tunnel vision and possible eventual blindness. Divided into four sections, it depicts the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend, her problems with her old-fashioned family, her attempts to deal with her disease through her art and, finally, her desire to fly an airplane before she loses her sight entirely.
Producers
Original title 미소
Directors Park Kyung-hee
Writers Park Kyung-hee

Cast

Chu Sang-mi

as So-Jung

Cho Seong-ha

as Flight instructor

Song Il-gon

as Ji-Seok

Jin Kyung

as Writer Ahn

Son Byung-ho

as Chul

Park Won-sang

as Min-Soo

Kim Soo-jin

as Min-Soo's wife

Choi Jung-yol

as Writer Ahn's Cousin