A Reason to Live () is a 2011 South Korean drama film written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang. It stars Song Hye-kyo as a director who forgives a teenage boy for killing her fiancé. It premiered at the 2011 Busan International Film Festival,"Song Hye-kyo's New Movie to Premier at Busan Int'l Film Festival". The Chosun Ilbo. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-03."A Reason to Live: Busan Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-12. and was released in theaters on October 27, 2011. It received 131,194 admissions."Korean Box Office". Hancinema. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
Plot Documentary filmmaker Da-hae loses her fiancé by a hit and run accident on her birthday. But she forgives the criminal who was a 15-year-old boy based on her belief as a Catholic and signs a petition to revoke the juvenile's death penalty. One year later, Da-hae is commissioned by the Catholic Church to make a documentary on the inhumanity of capital punishment. However, her moral convictions and desire to be compassionate are seriously questioned when she finds out that the teenage driver killed a classmate, not long after his reprieve."A Reason to Live (2011)" . The Chosun Ilbo. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
Cast Song Hye-kyo as Da-hae Kim Ji-young as young Da-hae Nam Ji-hyun as Ji-min Song Chang-eui as Ji-suk Ki Tae-young as Sang-woo Kim Kwak-kyung-hee as Store owner Joo In-young as Baby's mother
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