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‘’Maundy Thursday’’ also known as ‘’Our Happy time’’ is directed by Song Hae-sung who also directed the exceptional ‘’Failan’’. ‘’Maundy Thursday’’ is based on the bestselling novel with the title ‘’Our Happy time’’, written by Gong Ji-young. In the film Kang Dong-won stars as Jung Yu-soo and Lee Na young as Moon Yu-jeong and both won a nomination for best actor and best actress at 2007 Baeksang Arts Awards and 2006 Blue Dragon Film Awards, respectively.
Moon Yu-jeong (Lee Na young) is an Art Professor at University and former singer coming from a rich family. Nerveless, an awful incident from her childhood years lead her to several suicide attempts. After her third failed attempt to commit suicide, Yu-jeong 's aunt, Sister Monica, makes her to visit with her the prisoners at Seoul Detention House, maybe as an effort to make Yu-jeong to appreciate her own life. As they walk the aisle of the prison accompanied by Officer Lee (Kang Shin-Il), Moon Yu-jeong encounters a prisoner with a red numbered sticker reading 2896 (Oh Gwang-Rok). Officer Lee informs her that he is a ‘’Big Timer’’, as the criminals on death row are called. But, the purpose of their visit to prison is other. It’s …show more content…

Among them is the theme of the right or wrong to execute convicts especially in the case that is not solid approved that are the true culprits and as well as the physiological impact that the execution has to the officers responsible for the execution. Another issue that is highlighted are the accusations that the rape victims receive by the society and even by the members of their family regarding the rape being their fault. Finally, the meaning and importance of forgiveness is emphasized, either this is truly coming from the heart or either the reconciliation it is a forced by other

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