

My Brilliant Life
2014-09-03 · 117 min · ★ 7.3
A couple of teenagers have a son who suffers from progeria, a rare genetic disorder which makes one age exponentially faster than normal. 16 years later, the child has the body of an 80 year old in the final days of his life writing a book about his parents' love story.
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- Directors
- E J-yong
- Production companies
- CJ Entertainment, Zip Cinema, Opus Pictures, Daemyung Culture Factory
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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Song Hye-kyoMi-ra
Gang Dong-wonDae-soo
Jo Sung-mokAh-reum
Baek Il-seobMr. Jang
Heo Joon-seokSeung-chan
Kim So-jinWriter Kim
Cha Eun-wooAh-reum
Chae Seo-jinLee Seo-ha
Lee Sung-minAh-reum's Doctor
Kim Kap-sooDae-soo's Father
Hwang Seok-jeongPraying Woman
Chae Yoon-heePraying Woman
Yang Seung-geolMi-ra's Father
TaeyeonSelf
Tiffany YoungSelf
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