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Maundy Thursday
우리들의 행복한 시간
2006 120 min South Korea 12+
★7.3
Drama, Romance
Director: Hae-sung Song
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Description
Yu-jeong is suicidal, yet she reluctantly goes to prison for volunteer work. There, she meets a prisoner who is waiting for death penalty. The two quickly fall in love despite their differences, yet they do not have much time.
Starring
Lee Na-young
Actor
Gang Dong-won
Actor
Youn Yuh-jung
Actor
Awards
2 nominations
Key opinion
Our Happy Time is a somber, emotionally charged drama that explores themes of forgiveness, the death penalty, and the rediscovery of the will to live through an unlikely bond between two suicidal individuals. While many viewers are deeply moved by the lead performances and the film's intense moral gravity, others criticize it for being overly manipulative, naive in its characterizations, and structurally unbalanced.
| Acting | Kang Dong-won’s portrayal of the death-row inmate is widely praised for its ability to convey complex inner pain and profound emotional vulnerability. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds as a powerful, tear-inducing experience for audiences receptive to heavy, contemplative dramas about life and mortality. | |
| Theme | The narrative is criticized for being ideologically lopsided, specifically for its omission of victim perspectives and its aggressive, singular stance against the death penalty. | |
| Screenplay | The story divides viewers between those who appreciate its intense, slow-burning focus on human connection and those who find the characters’ quick turn toward innocence and the idealized prison environment to be naive or unrealistic. | |
| Pacing | The film's deliberate pacing—characterized by long silences and mid-film flashbacks—is viewed by some as an essential element of its emotional weight, while others find it annoying and underdeveloped. |