A Smile
2003, Korean. Directed by Park Kyung-hee.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 8 September 2003
- Original title
- 미소
- Written by
- Park Kyung-hee
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A Smile runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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A Smile isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 September 2003. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Smile?
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Who directed A Smile?
A Smile (2003) was directed by Park Kyung-hee and stars Chu Sang-mi, Cho Seong-ha, Song Il-gon.