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The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.


“It's good to let go. That way you can let new things in.”
With the death of her long-time director, Chan-sil, a film producer, is now unemployed. While working as a cleaning lady at an actress' house, she meets a young man. Attracted to him, Chan-sil realises old anxieties are about to emerge: her already gone-youth, messed-up love life, and broken career.

Kang Mal-geum
Lee Chan-sil

Youn Yuh-jung
Grandmother

Kim Young-min
Jang Gook-yeong

Yoon Seung-ah
Sophie

Bae Yu-ram
Kim Yeong

Seo Sang-won
Director Ji

Lee Yeong-jin
Actress

Choi Hwa-jeong
CEO Park

Kang Tae-u
Dong-jik

Kim Seung-yun
Guest
Lucky Chan-sil is a drama, fantasy, romance film released in 2020 exploring themes of loss of job, filmmaking, ghost, unemployed. Directed by Kim Cho-hee, it stars Kang Mal-geum, Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-min. With the death of her long-time director, Chan-sil, a film producer, is now unemployed. While working as a cleaning lady at an actress' house, she meets a young man. Attracted to him, Chan-sil realises old anxieties are about to emerge: her already gone-youth, messed-up love life, and broken career.
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