“My Brilliant Life” (director Lee Jae-yong, produced by ZIP CINE), starring Kang Dong-won and Song Hye-gyo, is set to make the audience cry and laugh this autumn. The first half of this year was dominated by intense action and thriller movies. Ryu Seung-ryong’s action suspense movie “The Target” in April followed by crime thriller “A Hard Day” in May starring Lee Seon-gyun and Cho Jing-wung were both fast-paced and creatively devised. However, the closing half of the year will be more toned down. Heartwarming stories are in the lineup, and “My Brilliant Life” is one of them.
Coming this autumn, “My Brilliant Life” tells the story of a young couple who became parents at the age of seventeen and their teenage son who is turning seventeen but living in the body of an eighty-year-old. Those who have been waiting long for an inspiring story should not miss this movie featuring heartwarming characters: parents who want to protect their quickly aging child, their son’s only friend Mr. Jang (Baek Il-seop), and their straightforward doctor (Lee Seong-min).
Kang Dong-won returns to the screen not with a powerful aura, but as the playful father Dae-soo who is devoted to his family. Song Hye-gyo plays the role of cheerful, undefeated mother Mira. The two will bring emotive, melodramatic acting to the theaters that were dominated by rough action-packed stories in the first half of the year. Based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ae-ran, “My Brilliant Life” is not about an average family, but the special people of this movie will bring tears and laughter to the audience.