My Brilliant Life
2014 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 7.4 · 68% critics
A young couple becomes parents as teenagers, then faces an extraordinary challenge when their child lives with a rare condition that causes rapid aging. Years later, as time feels especially precious, the family leans on love, humor, and resilience while the child writes about his parents’ relationship and what it means to grow up too fast.
Also known as My Palpitating Life
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Details
- Original title
- 두근두근 내 인생
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-03
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 68/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (37 votes)
About
If you like heartfelt Korean dramas about family bonds, sacrifice, and tearjerker moments with some warmth, this may land for you; Not for you if you avoid sad illness stories or prefer lighter fare like Miss Granny.
Pros: deeply moving family story; strong performances; bittersweet humor | Cons: familiar premise; predictable turns; occasional pacing lag
Themes
- family
- tearjerker
- sick child
Cast & crew
Song Hye-kyo
as Mi-ra
Gang Dong-won
as Dae-soo
Jo Sung-mok
as Ah-reum
Baek Il-seob
as Mr. Jang
Heo Joon-seok
as Seung-chan
Kim So-jin
as Writer Kim
Cha Eun-woo
as Ah-reum
Chae Seo-jin
as Lee Seo-ha
Lee Sung-min
as Ah-reum's Doctor
Kim Kap-soo
as Dae-soo's Father
Directed by E J-yong