

Alice in Earnestland
All i wanted was a little happiness.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
87 min
Release Date
2015-08-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
27
Vote Average
6.8
Lee Jung-hyun
Soo-nam
Lee Hae-yeong
Gyu-jung
Seo Young-hwa
Kyung-sook
Dong Bang-woo
Do-chul
Lee Jun-hyeok
Hyeong-seok
Bae Je-gi
Detective Jo
Lee Dae-yeon
Subsection Chief
Park Eun-young
Hee-jeong
Ji Dae-han
Detective Park
Jung Young-ki
Young Doctor
Jung Hye-ji
Yeong-mi
Seo Joon-seo
Yeong-mi's Son
Jeong Ae-hwa
Supermarket Owner
Jeong Gye-soon
Hyeong-seok's Mother
Kim Choo-wol
Female Chief
Park Gwan-sik
Otolaryngologist
Sin Seong-sik
Homeroom Teacher
Choi Seong-hyeon
Fat Kid
Kim Mi-hee
Apartment Advertisement Woman
Cha Won-gyoo
Apartment Advertisement Man
Kim Jung-hyuk
Bank Employee / Factory Worker
Yoon Jae-joong
Newspaper Depot Boss
Hwang Yeong-soo
Factory Finger Worker
Bang In-hye
Senior Citizens' Community Center Crying Woman
Kim Geun-hyo
High School Girl
Kim Jeong-eun
High School Girl
Park Byeol-nim
High School Girl
An So-yeong
High School Girl
Lim Yong-soon
Classroom Teacher
Park Tae-wan
Classroom Teacher
Sin Kyeong-seop
Hospital Patient
Yong Seok-hwan
Business Card Thrower
Ryoo Han-gon
Protesting Resident
Mok Ji-sook
Protesting Resident
Song Jeong-ho
Protesting Resident
Sin Jae-ok
Protesting Resident
Lee Sang-kyeong
Protesting Resident
Lee Jin-hyeong
Protesting Resident
Jeong Ok-soon
Protesting Resident
Jeong Kyeong-ran
Protesting Resident
Jo So-ja
Protesting Resident
Im Jeong-sool
Supermarket Employee
Jeon Hong-seok
Supermarket Employee
Choi Kyeong-ok
Supermarket Employee
Kang Sin-goo
Factory Worker
Kim Nam-ryoon
Factory Worker
Kim Hyeon-chang
Factory Worker
Park Won-woo
Factory Worker
Seo Je-il
Factory Worker
Yoon Hee-kyeong
Factory Worker
Lee Do-goon
Factory Worker
Oh Kwang-rok
Neurosurgeon
Lee Yong-nyeo
Psychology Consultation Woman
Son Bum-soo
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