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My Little Bride |
My Little
Bride (어린 신부Eorin sinbu) is a Korean romantic
comedy film about an arranged marriage between a new teacher and a student. It
was directed by Kim Ho Jun and was released in 2004. It was the second most
popular Korean film of 2004 in Korea, behind the blockbuster hit Taegukgi, with
3,149,500 visitors. It was 4th most popular among all films.
My Little
Bride is a Korean remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film My Wife is 18, starring
Charlene Choi and Ekin Cheng.
Boeun (Moon
Geun Young) is an ordinary 15-year-old high school girl who worries about
grades and has a crush on her school's baseball team ace, Jungwoo. One day,
Boeun's grandfather orders her to marry Sangmin (Kim Rae Won) because of a pact
he made with Sangmin's grandfather during the Korean War. Despite the
grandchildren's opposition, they are forced to marry because of Boeun's
grandfather's strong influence. However later on in the story,it is revealed
that Sangmin actually loves Boeun. Boeun's undercover married life begins: She
pretends that she doesn't have a husband and starts dating Jungwoo. Boeun
believes that she can manage both men and live a double life. Everything goes
smoothly until Sangmin visits Boeun's school as a student teacher. From here,
their relationship begins to grow. Soon later after an accident, Boeun's family
comes to know about Jungwoo. After talking to her mother Boeun finally realizes
that she loves Sangmin. At the school festival she breaks up with Jungwoo and
tells her feelings to Sangmin in front of the whole school.