A Smile (2003)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Chu Sang-mi

So-Jung

Cho Seong-ha

Flight instructor

Song Il-gon

Ji-Seok

Jin Kyung

Writer Ahn

Son Byung-ho

Chul

Park Won-sang

Min-Soo

Kim Soo-jin

Min-Soo's wife

Choi Jung-yol

Writer Ahn's Cousin

Director & Crew

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