''This Charming Girl'' (; lit. "Woman, Jeong-hae" or "Girl, Jeong-hae") is a South Korean

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by

Lee Yoon-ki Lee Yoon-ki (; born 1965), is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. Career Lee Yoon-ki earned his MA in business administration/economics at the University of Southern California. After returning to Korea, he worked as a producer and di ...

Plot

Jeong-hae's life is as monotonous as her job at the post office. Her apartment, which is not far from where she works, is filled with things she has bought through the home shopping network; only a stray cat waits to greet her each day. On Sunday afternoons, she sits on her veranda with her cat listening to children play below; she loves this time the most. In her life, this is probably the most peaceful time. Jeong-hae's childhood memories include her mother with a pencil in one hand and a cigarette in the other, quietly drawing and writing. It is a memory still hard for her to handle, for her mother's sudden death left a deep scar. When it feels like only memories are taking over her life, she cannot hold back her tears. However, one day a love that moves her heart appears: "Tonight, would you have dinner with me at my place?" Slowly, something starts growing once again in her heart. She is at last hopeful that she could be happy.

Cast

* Kim Ji-soo as Jeong-hae *

Hwang Jung-min Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as '' Ode to My Father'' (2014), ''Veteran'' (2015), '' The Himalayas'' (20 ...

as Writer *

Kim Hye-ok Kim Hye-ok (born May 9, 1958) is a South Korean actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as fil ...

as Mother *

Lee Dae-yeon Lee Dae-yeon (born November 13, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Film Television series Theater Awards and nominations References External links Lee Dae-yeonat JR Entertainment * * * 1964 births Living ...

as Uncle *Lee Geum-ju as Aunt *Kim Mi-seong as Colleague 1 *Lee Mi-mi as Colleague 2 *Kim Jung-ki as Manager *Seo Dong-won as Sad man *

Park Sung-woong Park Sung-woong (born January 9, 1973) is a South Korean actor. Following his acting debut in '' No. 3'' in 1997, Park has starred in several movies and television series, notably as a gangster in ''New World'' (2013) and a serial killer in '' T ...

as Ex-husband *

Kim Kkot-bi Kim Kkobbi ( ko, 김꽃비; born November 24, 1985) is a South Korean actress. The syllables of her given name literally mean "flower" () and "rain" (). Career Kim Kkobbi was working as an extra on the 2001 film '' My Boss, My Hero'' when a sta ...

as young Jeong-hae

Awards and nominations

;2004

Pusan International Film Festival The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...

* Winner - New Currents Award ;2005 Berlin International Film Festival * Winner -

NETPAC Award The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) is a worldwide organization of 29 member countries. It was created as the result of a conference on Asian cinema organized by Cinemaya, the Asian Film Quarterly, in New Delhi in 1990 at the inst ...

;2005

Deauville Asian Film Festival The Deauville Asian Film Festival (the Festival du film asiatique de Deauville) takes place annually in Deauville, France since 1999 and focuses on Asian cinema. A film competition was added to the festival in 2000 and a video competition in 2002. ...

* Winner - Lotus Jury Prize ;2005 Sundance Film Festival * Nomination - Grand Jury Prize ;2005

Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) ( Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...

* Winner - Best Director (

) * Winner - Best Actress ( Kim Ji-soo) ; 2005

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

* Nomination - Best New Actress ( Kim Ji-soo) ; 2005 Grand Bell Awards * Nomination - Best New Director (

) * Nomination - Best New Actress ( Kim Ji-soo) ; 2005 Blue Dragon Film Awards * Winner - Best New Actress ( Kim Ji-soo) * Nomination - Best New Director (

) ;2005 Korean Film Awards * Winner - Best New Actress ( Kim Ji-soo) ;2005 Busan Film Critics Awards * Winner - Best New Actress ( Kim Ji-soo)

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* * * * {{Authority control 2004 films 2004 romantic drama films Films directed by Lee Yoon-ki 2000s Korean-language films South Korean romantic drama films 2000s South Korean films CJ Entertainment films Showbox films

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