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My Brilliant Life

My Brilliant Life

The Youngest Parents With The Oldest Child.

20147.41h 57m

Overview

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.

Directed by E J-yong
Written by Kim Ae-ran, Oh Hyo-jin, E J-yong
Produced by Oh Hyo-jin, Lee Eugene, Back Ji-sun
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Top Cast

Song Hye-kyo

Song Hye-kyo

Mi-ra

Gang Dong-won

Gang Dong-won

Dae-soo

Jo Sung-mok

Jo Sung-mok

Ah-reum

Baek Il-seob

Baek Il-seob

Mr. Jang

Heo Joon-seok

Heo Joon-seok

Seung-chan

Kim So-jin

Kim So-jin

Writer Kim

Cha Eun-woo

Cha Eun-woo

Ah-reum

Chae Seo-jin

Chae Seo-jin

Lee Seo-ha

Lee Sung-min

Lee Sung-min

Ah-reum's Doctor

Kim Kap-soo

Kim Kap-soo

Dae-soo's Father

Themes & Keywords

familytearjerkersick child

About My Brilliant Life

My Brilliant Life is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of family, tearjerker, sick child. Directed by E J-yong, it stars Song Hye-kyo, Gang Dong-won, Jo Sung-mok. 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.

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