Wonderful Nightmare
Theatrical poster
Directed byKang Hyo-jin
Written byKim Je-yeong
Produced byCha Sang-min
StarringUhm Jung-hwa
Song Seung-heon
CinematographySohn Won-ho
Edited byShin Min-kyung
Distributed byMegabox Plus M
Release date
  • August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$6.6 million[1]

Wonderful Nightmare (Korean: 미쓰 와이프; RR: Misseu Waipeu; lit. Miss Wife) is a 2015 South Korean romantic comedy film starring Uhm Jung-hwa and Song Seung-heon.[2][3][4][5][6]

The early Korean working title literally translates to Wonderful Nightmare (Korean: 멋진 악몽; RR: Meotjin Akmong), which was retained for the international English title.[7]

Plot

Yeon-woo is a successful lawyer who gets into an automobile accident leading her to fall into a coma. She wakes in heaven to find that her death was a clerical error and it was actually an old woman with the same name who was meant to die.

To hide the mistake, she is asked to live as another woman – a housewife who was also killed by mistake – for just one month. Married to a very ordinary civil servant named Sung-hwan with a difficult teenage daughter and a precocious six-year-old, Yeon-woo finds herself changing in unexpected ways as well as facing challenges she hasn't faced before.

Cast

Adaptations

A Taiwanese film adaptation titled Beautiful Accident was released in 2017, starring Gwei Lun-mei and Chen Kun.

In December 2023, it was announced that a Philippine film adaptation of the same title will be released in 2024, to be starred by Sarah Geronimo and Matteo Guidicelli.[12]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 52nd Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Uhm Jung-hwa Nominated

References

  1. ^ "KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System)". KOFIC. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  2. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (2015-07-29). "Wonderful Nightmare, a tearjerker comedy". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ^ Choi, Hee-suk (2015-07-13). "Song Seung-heon, Uhm Jung-hwa 'want to try each other's lives'". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. ^ Ha, Soo-jung (2014-10-15). "Song Seung Heon and Uhm Jung Hwa Cast as Married Couple in Wonderful Nightmare". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. ^ Noh, Jean (2015-03-24). "Korea's M-Line has Wonderful Nightmare". Screen International. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  6. ^ Kil, Sonia (2015-03-24). "HK FilMart: M-Line Dreams Up Wonderful Nightmare". Variety.
  7. ^ Kim, June (2014-11-27). "UHM Jeong-hwa and SONG Seung-heon to Play Husband and Wife". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  8. ^ Won, Ho-jung (2015-08-05). "Herald Interview: Actress Uhm Jeong-hwa eager for more roles, challenges". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  9. ^ Kim, Hyo-eun (2015-08-09). "A diva takes on the dreaded role of ajumma". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  10. ^ "Uhm Jung-hwa Escapes from Single Life in New Rom-Com". The Chosun Ilbo. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  11. ^ Kim, Yeon-ji (2015-07-30). "An actor tries to spread his wings". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  12. ^ Almo, Nherz (December 24, 2023). "Matteo Guidicelli and Sarah Geronimo to star in a movie in 2024". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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