Living like a normal person, fighting for her dreams, taking the entrance exams, but still suffering physically.
So-won's real-life prototype's name is Na-young, who was sleeping alone at home when she was 8 years old, but was found by a neighborhood resident by a creek in the middle of the night after a drunken man entered her home, raped and beat her, and afterwards stabbed the girl's lower body and intestines with a branch and other strips of hard objects. It was raining and she fell into a severe coma and became incontinent. After treatment and diagnosis, none of the intestines were intact, and surgery was only able to remove the entirety of the damaged portion, and the uterus was removed and an artificial anus was installed, but for the rest of her life she will have to live with a poop bag and lose her ability to have children.
The revelation that the murderer refused to confess after he was caught, and that the victim's parents were ordinary people who could not afford to pay the exorbitant medical bills, triggered an outcry among South Koreans. The public rallied and marched several times, forcing then-South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to come forward to apologize, and as soon as possible to amend and rape, especially the rape of young girls, the law bill, and in 2012 introduced chemical castration. The murderer will be released in 2020 after being sentenced in 2008, but South Koreans are not buying the idea that such a brutal murderer can't be allowed to return to society, and South Korean people and netizens have petitioned for a life sentence.
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"Hope" Movie Plot:
"Hope" is a South Korean drama film released by Lotte Entertainment, directed by Lee Jun-ik and starring Seol Kyung-goo, Lee Yen, Yim Ji-won, and Kim Hae-sook. The film was released on October 2, 2013 in South Korea.
So-won (Lee Yen) is a beautiful, ordinary little girl who lives with her mom and dad in a home located on a street corner. The family runs a grocery store named after her, and her mother (Yim Ji-won) is busy day and night as the proprietress, while her father works hard at a factory. On that rainy morning, Hope goes to school alone with an umbrella. A stone's throw away from the school, she encounters a lewd-looking man who reeks of booze, thus beginning her tragic journey.
The storm has been a terrible blow to a tender flower, and it has hurt not only its branches and leaves, but also its heart, which has grown up with the sunshine. As a result, Hope's family has become the victims of the storm, surrounded by curious and surprised eyes. The mom was devastated and nearly broke down. The father tries his best to protect his daughter, but the wounded angel refuses to come near him. The road to the murder is accompanied by the angel's healing journey, and the beautiful girl will smile again.
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