

My Brilliant Life
2014, Korean. Directed by E J-yong.
The Youngest Parents With The Oldest Child.
A couple of teenagers have a son who suffers from progeria, a rare genetic disorder which makes one age exponentially faster than normal. 16 years later, the child has the body of an 80 year old in the final days of his life writing a book about his parents' love story.
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 3 September 2014
- Original title
- 두근두근 내 인생
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- E J-yong, Oh Hyo-jin, Choi Min-Suk
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My Brilliant Life runs 117 minutes (1h 57m).
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Who directed My Brilliant Life?
My Brilliant Life (2014) was directed by E J-yong and stars Song Hye-kyo, Gang Dong-won, Jo Sung-mok.