I Am Happy () is a 2009 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Jong-chan, starring Hyun Bin and Lee Bo-young. It is a film adaptation of Yi Chong-jun's short novel Mr. Cho, Man-deuk, which tells a story about wounded souls and an encounter between a patient and a nurse who met in a mental institution. The film was released in theaters on November 26, 2009.
The film was selected to be screen at the 13th Busan International Film Festival in 2008. However, it was not released in theaters until late 2009.
Plot The deeply troubled Man-soo (Hyun Bin) becomes a patient at a psychiatric ward. He has a mother who has dementia and a brother who is addicted to gambling. These sad and angry memories about his family always tie Man-soo down and are the reasons why he has mental illness. Now institutionalized, Man-soo falls in love with Soo-kyung (Lee Bo-young), a nurse, who is also dealing with her own personal issues.
Cast Hyun Bin as Man-soo Lee Bo-young as Soo-kyung Kim Sung-min as Hyung-cheol Son Young-soon as Man-soo's mom Jung Jae-jin as Soo-kyung's dad Choi Jong-ryul as village headman Lee Yoon-gun as Man-cheol Park Hyo-joo as Nurse Young-sook Park No-shik as Bong-cheol Kim Dae-ho as Song-sik Park Young-seo as Seung-bok Kang Hye-ryun as nurse Jung Min-sung as scoundrel Eun Joo-hee as Sang-mi Uhm Tae-goo as bar employee
Production The film was supported by the Jeonnam Film Commission and started shooting on March 27, 2008.
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