My Brilliant Life

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CJ ENTERTAINMENT and

OPUS PICTURES present

executive producers

JEONG TAE-SUNG, LEE TAE HUN

a ZIP CINEMA production

GANG DONG-WON

SONG HYE-KYO

CHO SEONG-MOK

BAEK IL-SEOB

I am 16 years old.

And I've never been to school.

Produced by LEE EUGENE

I spend most of my time reading books,

directed by E J-YONG

or writing on my computer.

I began writing about my parents some time ago.

"They looked into each other,"

"and kissed without hesitation."

Mom and dad had me when they were only 17.

MY BRILLIANT LIFE

Whoa, bravo.

It's nothing to be ashamed of, nor proud of.

Despite being only 17?

Not 27, they were kids.

Romeo and Juliet also fell in love at that age.

Youths in love, I'm so jealous.

Love in the spring, like a start

of their lives.

I pity the youths today.

Then again, they all do it too.

I bet your dad freaked out when he found out.

You won't...really have the baby?

I don't know.

You don't? Are you nuts?

- Mira!

- What?

I'm only 17!

We're the same age.

I really am stupid!

My family is poor, and no future either.

Uh yeah!

I don't even have a mom to help raise the kid.

If the word gets out,

we'll be high school dropouts!

How can we raise a child?!

My mom's a dropout too,

but did fine.

You call this fine?!

If you have the baby...

people will know we did it.

You okay with that?

- Dae-su.

- Yeah?

There's a bug that disguises itself

as bird sh*t

to survive.

So what?

You look pathetic like that bug.

Choi Mira, my mom.

Youngest of 6 siblings, with 5 brothers.

And my dad impregnated her.

- Stop right there!

- Why's he so fast?!

Motherf***er!

I'll f***ing whip your ass!

Screw you! I'm not that stupid!

You're so f***ing dead!

Get over here!

We sent you to school to study!

You're pregnant?! Let go of me!

Come here!

Get over here!

- Please stop!

- Out of my way!

Ow!

Sh*t!

Her nickname as a kid was 'Sh*t Princess'.

It's all thanks to my uncles' early education.

Sh*t!

You had big bro when you were 17 too!

But that was...

Who's the father?! Tell me!

Say what?!

First warning!

He was out of bounds,

why am I getting a warning?!

You took bribes again?!

Shut the hell up!

Blue, out!

What?! Look at this blind f***!

Dae-su, stop!

Let go!

My dad, Han Dae-su.

Former taekwondo athlete and...

he became infamous in his town

for swing kicking his principal.

Son of b*tch!

I didn't teach you,

swing kick for that purpose!

You idiot!

What? "Pregnant"?

I quit!

School, and you too! I don't need anything!

Say what?

Boy!

Get back here!

I'll never ever come back!

Dad left home that day,

and never went back.

Ahreum!

Mom, knock!

Yes, come in.

Happy?

Don't wear hat inside.

Forget it.

- Took blood pressure pills?

- Yes.

- Rheumatic pills?

- I took them.

Stomach pills?

Mom, I'm used to it. I can take care of myself.

Any insulin shots left?

Enough for 2.

I'll have to get some more.

Come, dad bought ice slurry.

Ice slurry? Nice!

You love it that much?

- Come on.

- Okay.

Tae-yeon's even hotter now.

Suh-hyun's all grown up...

Don't eat it if your teeth ache.

Just rice cake chunks.

I'm fine.

- Ahreum?

- Yes?

What kind of music do you like?

Why?

Just wondering what my son likes.

Any music sang by hot girls.

Right?!

Even our music taste is the same.

But as I grow older, I prefer sad music.

The saddest song in the world

is the one that goes with a drink.

So when you grow older...

Age wise...

Listen to sad songs while drinking, okay?

Okay.

Wow...

She's practically naked...

Honey, it's time.

Okay...

Switch the channel!

It hurts!

Look, it's on!

"Happiness"

"Sharing"

"GIVE HOPE TO OUR NEIGHBORS"

Is it okay for 17-year olds

to become parents?

Is it okay

to live only 17 years?

This is the story of two 17-year olds

who became parents,

and their son who must depart this world

when he's 17.

I've never been to a school.

So I'm curious as to what it feels like.

When I'm better, I'd like to go.

"80-YEAR OLD BOY, AHREUM"

When the illness became apparent,

Ahreum moved to Bucheon,

and receives weekly outpatient treatment.

A day feels like a year to Ahreum.

He suffers from geriatric illnesses,

including heart disease.

Although he's losing sight due

to blood vessel clots,

they cannot afford hospital admission.

He's only 16,

but physically, he's over 80.

Progeria patients age 10 times faster

than normal people.

"DR. LEE SEUNG-TAE (47)"

Not only their skin, but bones and organs too.

The cause is unknown...

He looks better in person.

It's an extremely rare disease

that affects 1 in 30 million.

Aging can be delayed slightly,

but even with modern science,

there's no way to cure aging.

Father.

Father!

Dad, dad!

What?

Ahreum's on TV.

Ahreum?

Who's that?

You know, that next door granny-child prick.

Your son will be on TV soon.

Dad, look at me.

What did you have for lunch?

Flour dumplings.

Good! Dad, who am I?

Idiot! You're Jang!

My mind may be cloudy,

but I won't forget my own son.

Then who are you?

Me?

Who am I?

His father drives a cab,

and mother works at a laundromat.

They work hard but it's not enough

to cover his medical expenses.

I didn't know it was this bad.

Once...

when Ahreum was in ICU...

"CHOI MIRA (33) MOTHER"

I got a call from my mother,

that father was in grave condition.

But...

instead of rushing to see him,

I thought, 'he lived a long life,

can he die instead of Ahreum?'

I'm a terrible human being.

I knew it then,

I realized how scary being a parent is...

Ahreum loves to ride his father's cab

from time to time.

Rather than a dream,

"What's your dream?"

I wanna be a son

who can make my parents laugh.

Just growing up healthy

brings joy to the parents.

But I can do none of that for mine.

If dad had a healthy son instead of me,

he could've gone camping, or play catch...

So I thought,

'I should at least make them laugh!'

"A TALE OF 5 SIBLINGS"

"will air next week"

Hey bro.

Did you see?

Who is it?

It's me!

- Good evening.

- Mr. Jang!

Yo, Ahreum.

That producer is a prick!

Sir?

How could he accept my drinks

and cut all my interviews?

That's what I'm saying.

How could I, the father,

get less air time than the doctor?

He had that cunning look to him.

The doctor?

No, the shithead producer!

This is the 'shithead producer',

mom's old classmate, Seung-chan.

Mira,

it'll raise the highest donation

in our history.

I told you so.

Thank you,

so many people worked so hard for us.

We should be thanking you.

The rating was incredible.

It was the highest in that time slot,

and one of our top 3.

Thanking you is all I can do.

You contributed so much for us.

Not at all, Ahreum made this happen.

We were just closers.

Ahreum, I'm off to work!

No, your mom'll kill me if I take you.

Damn, I'm late!

Let's just go.

- That little mutt.

- It's Wet Rice!

Careful...

General Hospital please.

I'm riding with my son today,

is that alright?

Weren't you on TV last week?

Right?

Holy sh*t...

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