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Alice in Earnestland
Alice in Earnestland

Alice in Earnestland

All i wanted was a little happiness.

Genres

DramaComedyThriller

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

13 August 2015

Country

South Korea

Cast

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Soo-nam

Lee Hae-yeong

Lee Hae-yeong

Gyu-jung

Seo Young-hwa

Seo Young-hwa

Kyung-sook

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Do-chul

Lee Jun-hyeok

Lee Jun-hyeok

Hyeong-seok

Bae Je-gi

Bae Je-gi

Detective Jo

Lee Dae-yeon

Lee Dae-yeon

Subsection Chief

Park Eun-young

Park Eun-young

Hee-jeong

Ji Dae-han

Ji Dae-han

Detective Park

Jung Young-ki

Jung Young-ki

Young Doctor

Jung Hye-ji

Jung Hye-ji

Yeong-mi

Seo Joon-seo

Seo Joon-seo

Yeong-mi's Son

Jeong Ae-hwa

Jeong Ae-hwa

Supermarket Owner

Jeong Gye-soon

Jeong Gye-soon

Hyeong-seok's Mother

Kim Choo-wol

Kim Choo-wol

Female Chief

Park Gwan-sik

Park Gwan-sik

Otolaryngologist

Sin Seong-sik

Sin Seong-sik

Homeroom Teacher

Choi Seong-hyeon

Choi Seong-hyeon

Fat Kid

Kim Mi-hee

Kim Mi-hee

Apartment Advertisement Woman

Cha Won-gyoo

Cha Won-gyoo

Apartment Advertisement Man

Kim Jung-hyuk

Kim Jung-hyuk

Bank Employee / Factory Worker

Yoon Jae-joong

Yoon Jae-joong

Newspaper Depot Boss

Hwang Yeong-soo

Hwang Yeong-soo

Factory Finger Worker

Bang In-hye

Bang In-hye

Senior Citizens' Community Center Crying Woman

Kim Geun-hyo

Kim Geun-hyo

High School Girl

Kim Jeong-eun

Kim Jeong-eun

High School Girl

Park Byeol-nim

Park Byeol-nim

High School Girl

An So-yeong

An So-yeong

High School Girl

Lim Yong-soon

Lim Yong-soon

Classroom Teacher

Park Tae-wan

Park Tae-wan

Classroom Teacher

Sin Kyeong-seop

Sin Kyeong-seop

Hospital Patient

Yong Seok-hwan

Yong Seok-hwan

Business Card Thrower

Ryoo Han-gon

Ryoo Han-gon

Protesting Resident

Mok Ji-sook

Mok Ji-sook

Protesting Resident

Song Jeong-ho

Song Jeong-ho

Protesting Resident

Sin Jae-ok

Sin Jae-ok

Protesting Resident

Lee Sang-kyeong

Lee Sang-kyeong

Protesting Resident

Lee Jin-hyeong

Lee Jin-hyeong

Protesting Resident

Jeong Ok-soon

Jeong Ok-soon

Protesting Resident

Jeong Kyeong-ran

Jeong Kyeong-ran

Protesting Resident

Jo So-ja

Jo So-ja

Protesting Resident

Im Jeong-sool

Im Jeong-sool

Supermarket Employee

Jeon Hong-seok

Jeon Hong-seok

Supermarket Employee

Choi Kyeong-ok

Choi Kyeong-ok

Supermarket Employee

Kang Sin-goo

Kang Sin-goo

Factory Worker

Kim Nam-ryoon

Kim Nam-ryoon

Factory Worker

Kim Hyeon-chang

Kim Hyeon-chang

Factory Worker

Park Won-woo

Park Won-woo

Factory Worker

Seo Je-il

Seo Je-il

Factory Worker

Yoon Hee-kyeong

Yoon Hee-kyeong

Factory Worker

Lee Do-goon

Lee Do-goon

Factory Worker

Oh Kwang-rok

Oh Kwang-rok

Neurosurgeon

Lee Yong-nyeo

Lee Yong-nyeo

Psychology Consultation Woman

Son Bum-soo

Son Bum-soo

Commentator on Puffer Fish's Poison (voice)

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