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Our Happy Time Together (Aka Maundy Thursday) Woo-ri-deul-eui Haeng-bok-han Si-gan (2006) 우리들의 행복한 시간 was a top hit #7th overall in South Korea in 2006. I rented this movie not knowing anything about the plot except that the title was "Our Happy Time Together". At a glance, I was thinking "oh this will be a light hearted romance". Boy was a totally wrong!
The first few scenes, I saw quite the opposite! It tells the story of Yu Jeong, an University Art Lecturer who is from a privileged back ground and only teaches for fun. But she has tried to commit suicide but has failed a few times. She dislikes her mom and has a hard time being around her family. She decides to talk to her aunt Monica who happens to be a nun. She follows her to the prison that aunt Monica volunteers her time. There she meets a convicted killer on death row Yun Soo. Yun Soo had wanted to meet her due to his little brother always saying Yu Jeong had a voice of an angel. He too has given up on life and just wants to end his.
Slowly through their time together, these two people are drawn together to spend time to heal and learn from each other. Unfortunately, Yun Soo's path is definite but Yu Jeong and he learn alot about on another and gain a deeper understanding.
I give props for Kang Dong Won in this role being a murder. I am used to seeing him as the handsome male lead. With his bad haircut and "acting up" in the prison he does a credible job but he still has a baby face. Lee Na Young as Yu Jeong plays her job credibly telling you she is just not another pretty model trying to act.
CAST
Kang Dong-won (강동원) Yun Soo
Lee Na-young (이나영) Yu-jeong
Yoon Yeo-jeong (윤여정)
Kang Shin-il (강신일)
Jeong Yeong-sook (정영숙)
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