My Love Beside Me
2009 · Movie · 121 min. · South Korea

Ji-soo, a funeral director, happens to oversee the funeral services of Jong-woo’s deceased mother. Being old friends, they are excited by the unexpected reunion, but the reality is more bitter than sweet. Jong-woo is suffering from the incurable Lou Gehrig’s disease, and Ji-soo has been through two painful divorces. Jong-woo lightheartedly asks Ji-soo to just marry him. Ji-soo is surprised by the offer, but it doesn’t seem like such a bad idea to her. She wants to start a new life with the love that is starting to grow inside her, while the fear of losing Jong-woo scares her as well. despite the disapproval of those around her, Ji-soo still goes through with the marriage to Jong-woo. As Jong-woo’s symptoms beginning to worsen with each passing day, Jong-woo gets easily irritable as he begins to lose control over more and more parts of his body. Even though he hurts Ji-soo’s feelings, all she wants is to stay with him and cure his disease.
Direction Park Jin-pyo
Cast Ha Ji-won · Kim Myeong-min · Neung-mi Nam · Lim Ha-ryong · Choi Jong-ryol
Soundtrack Ki-Hum Kim
Screenplay Park Jin-pyo · Won-sub Choi
Cinematography Kim Tae-kyung
Original title Nae sa-rang nae gyeol-ae (My Love Beside Me)
6.0
29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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