Maundy Thursday () is a 2006 South Korean romantic drama film directed by Song Hae-sung. Based on a bestselling novel by Gong Ji-young, it stars Lee Na-young and Gang Dong-won. the film is about a convicted murderer awaiting execution, and the bond he forms with a suicidal young woman who starts visiting him in jail every Thursday.
With 3,132,320 admissions, Maundy Thursday is the seventh-highest-grossing Korean film of 2006."The Best Selling Films of 2006 " . Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
Plot Yu-jeong (Lee Na-young) has now attempted to commit suicide three times. Her disdain for her mother and indifference to the rest of the world isolates her from any chance for happiness. Yu-jeong's aunt Sister Monica is a nun, whooften goes to the prison to visit death row inmates. Sister Monica meets a new death row inmate who asks if he could meet her niece. Yu-jeong reluctantly agrees.
Yu-jeong and the death row inmate do not open up to each other immediately. Yu-jeong comes from a wealthy family and is a professor at a university. Yet, she has never known happiness since the age of 15 as a result of a sexual assault at the hands of her cousin. The inmate that she meets, named Yun-soo (Gang Dong-won), has had an even more traumatic childhood experience. He was abandoned by his parents at an early age and has had to live on the streets while caring for a younger brother. Eventually Yun-soo ends up involved in the criminal world and gets convicted for murder. With their disparate backgrounds, Yu-jeong and Yun-soo can still connect with each other, because both people have encountered grief like few others could possibly know. As they both regain the will to live through their weekly meetings, they must now deal with their feelings for each other and come to grips with their short time together.
Cast
Awards and nominations 2006 Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Screenplay – Jang Min-seok, Park Eun-yeong
2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards"Maundy Thursday - Awards" . Cinemasie. Retrieved 2012-12-18. Nomination – Best Actress – Lee Na-young Nomination – Best Music – Lee Jae-jin
2007 Baeksang Arts Awards Nomination – Best Actor – Gang Dong-won
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