Alice in Earnestland

Aug 13, 2015

1h 27m

★ 6.8

All i wanted was a little happiness.

Overview

A young woman struggles to pay the hospital bills of her vegetative husband. Despite her hard work, there's no hope for him to ever wake up, until an opportunity arises.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

CGV Arthouse

Korean Academy of Film Arts

Korean Film Council

Alice in Earnestland Trailers

Cast

Soo-nam

Lee Jung-hyun

Gyu-jung

Lee Hae-yeong

Kyung-sook

Seo Young-hwa

Do-chul

Dong Bang-woo

Hyeong-seok

Lee Jun-hyeok

Detective Jo

Bae Je-gi

Subsection Chief

Lee Dae-yeon

Hee-jeong

Park Eun-young

Detective Park

Ji Dae-han

Young Doctor

Jung Young-ki

Yeong-mi

Jung Hye-ji

Yeong-mi's Son

Seo Joon-seo

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