Advantages: Excellent interpretation of a sad story Disadvantages: Some may find it dull
Jung-won is a seemingly ordinary man. He runs his own photo business and has healthy relationships with family and a number of friends. Unfortunately, he has an illness that is slowly killing him. Apart from his family, no-one else is aware of his illness and he prefers to keep it that way. However, when he meets Da-rim, a beautiful traffic warden who visits his shop one day, his desire to keep his illness within his family is pushed to the test. ... ...course? Or will he cut his ties with her to avoid her heart-ache? Jung Won is played by well-known Korean actor Suk-kyu Han. Having previously seen him in The Gingko Bed, a film I didn't particularly enjoy, I didn't have particularly high expectations of him in this one. However, he did a really superb job of portraying a man at odds with himself and his friends. I truly believe that less is more when it comes to acting. Han's performance really ...
sunmeilan 20.02.2008
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