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This debut feature from female Korean director Park Kyung-hee tells the story of a photographer whose life is changed indelibly when she discovers she has a rare disease which causes tunnel vision and possible eventual blindness. Divided into four sections, it depicts the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend, her problems with her old-fashioned family, her attempts to deal with her disease through her art and, finally, her desire to fly an airplane before she loses her sight entirely.

Top Cast

  • Chu Sang-mi

    Chu Sang-mi

    So-Jung

  • Cho Seong-ha

    Cho Seong-ha

    Flight instructor

  • Song Il-gon

    Song Il-gon

    Ji-Seok

  • Jin Kyung

    Jin Kyung

    Writer Ahn

  • Son Byung-ho

    Son Byung-ho

    Chul

  • Park Won-sang

    Park Won-sang

    Min-Soo

  • Kim Soo-jin

    Kim Soo-jin

    Min-Soo's wife

  • Choi Jung-yol

    Choi Jung-yol

    Writer Ahn's Cousin

Overview

This debut feature from female Korean director Park Kyung-hee tells the story of a photographer whose life is changed indelibly when she discovers she has a rare disease which causes tunnel vision and possible eventual blindness. Divided into four sections, it depicts the break-up of her relationship with her boyfriend, her problems with her old-fashioned family, her attempts to deal with her disease through her art and, finally, her desire to fly an airplane before she loses her sight entirely.

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