The Greatest Expectation

The Greatest Expectation is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film.

The Greatest Expectation
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Korean name
Hangul
위대한 유산
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWidaehan yusan
McCune–ReischauerWidaehan yusan
Directed byOh Sang-hun
Written byLee Hyeon-cheol
Lee Won-hyeong
Lee Won-jae
Go Yun-gyeong
Produced byLee Kang-bok
StarringIm Chang-jung
Kim Sun-a
Shin Yi
Kim Soo-mi
CinematographyLee Seok-hyun
Edited byKyung Min-ho
Music byJo Seong-woo
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 October 2003 (2003-10-24)
Running time
115 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Plot

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Chang-sik (Im Chang-jung) lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young (Kim Sun-a) nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just cannot act. Because the two are unemployed, live in the same neighborhood, and have similar schedules, they are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they collide. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. He chases after every single one but ends up 10 cents short. He viciously turns to the Mi-young but she refuses to give him 10 cents.

They become sworn enemies after this incident, but then they witness a hit-and-run involving old man Hwang. The next day, to their amazement, they see a banner advertising a ₩5 million reward for eyewitnesses. Of course, each person eagerly offers to be a witness and ends up getting tangled up in something they had not bargained for.

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