On her way to school, young Hope gets sexually abused by a male stranger. She undergoes a major surgery, but ends up with wounds that leave her scarred for life. Hope’s family falls in utter despair. From the trauma of that day, Hope even refuses her father, ‘Dong-hoon’. No longer able to be with Hope, Dong-hoon hides under the costume of his daughter’s favorite cartoon character and becomes her guardian angel. Thanks to the love of those around her and her guardian a...more
On her way to school, young Hope gets sexually abused by a male stranger. She undergoes a major surgery, but ends up with wounds that leave her scarred for life. Hope’s family falls in utter despair. From the trauma of that day, Hope even refuses her father, ‘Dong-hoon’. No longer able to be with Hope, Dong-hoon hides under the costume of his daughter’s favorite cartoon character and becomes her guardian angel. Thanks to the love of those around her and her guardian angel, Hope gradually becomes brighter. At the sight of Hope slowly finding stability and laughter, her family also starts to change and try to find hope in the midst of despair.less
Genre
Drama
Production Status
Released
Running Time
122min
Release Date
Oct 02, 2013
Country
South Korea
Rating
12
Language
Korean
Co-Production
N
Original
Box Office
Number of Screens : 651
Total Admissions : 2,711,144
Total Gross : $12,928,427
As of Oct 28, 2025
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Awards and Invitation
Moscow International Film Festival (2016) - Retrospectives: Korea. History and Present Day. Films by Lee Jun-Ik
Korean Film Festival in Hungary (2016)
Children's Rights Film Festival (2015)
Seoul International Youth Film Festival : SIYFF (2014) - Strong Eye
Giffoni Film Festival (2014) - Competition - Generator +18
- BEST FILM / Gryphon Award
Beijing International Film Festival (2014) - Tiantan Award
New York Asian Film Festival (2014)
Paeksang Arts Awards (2014) - Film Awards
- Best Screenplay
Paeksang Arts Awards (2014) - Film Awards
- Best Screenplay
Paeksang Arts Awards (2014) - Film Awards
- Best Actor
The Blue Dragon Awards (2013)
- Best Supporting Actress
The Blue Dragon Awards (2013)
- Best Film
Paris Korean Film Festival (2013) - Opening Film
The Korean Association of Film Critics Awards (2013)
- Best Actress