Completed - KOREAN - Drama, Family - 126 minutes
We didn’t know how much we loved you, mother.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Kyu-Dong MIN Writer(s) : Kyu-Dong MIN Cast : Jong-Ok BAE, Kap-Soo KIM, Ji-Young KIM, Young-Hee SEO, Jun-Sang YU, Deok-Hwan RYU, Ha-Seon PARK Producer(s) : Woo-Tak KIM (NEXT Entertainment)
As a devoted mother and wife, In-hee’s life is full of duties for her mother-in-law in Alzheimer disease but other family members are busy to live their own lives. Her husband Cheol is a doctor but feels frustrated after a medical accident and love affair is the only concern for her daughter. In-hee’s youngest son, who just finished college entrance, enjoys his freedom. No one really cares how In-hee spends a day at home and her flowers in garden bloom as if they are the only ones to respond to In-hee’s thoughtful care. One day, while regular check at Cheol’s hospital, a terminal cancer is found in In-hee’s body. Even though Cheol tries not to tell her, In-hee’s growing pain scares her that her last moment is not far away. Not to leave any burden to her children, she even tries to strangle her beloved mother-in-law begging to die together. Eventually all of her family gets to know this unfortunate news and falls into a shock. Then, they slowly learn how to say farewell and let their mother to be the most beautiful blossom.
Country(ies) : KOREA (South) Start of shooting : November 2010