A Smile

Romance, Drama · 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.

Starring

Yim Soon-rye, Chu Sang-mi, Cho Seong-ha, Park Kyung-hee, Song Il-gon, Park Kyung-hee, Jin Kyung, Son Byung-ho

Director

Park Kyung-hee

Producer

Yim Soon-rye