A Smile (미소) 20 years old

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.

Credits

A Smile Cast

Name Character
Chu Sang-mi She was 30, now 50 years old as So-Jung
Cho Seong-ha He was 37, now 57 years old as Flight instructor
Son Byung-ho He was 41, now 61 years old as Chul
Park Won-sang He was 34, now 54 years old as Min-Soo
Song Il-gon He was 33, now 53 years old as Ji-Seok
Jin Kyung She was 31, now 52 years old as Writer Ahn

A Smile Crew

Name Department
Park Kyung-hee as Director. She was 51 (now 71) years old Directing
Park Kyung-hee as Writer. She was 51 (now 71) years old Writing
A Smile poster
A Smile (20 years)

  • Release day: Monday, September 08, 2003
  • Runtime: 96 minutes