Yu-Jung - beautiful, wealthy, bright - in her hospital bed, recovering from her third suicide attempt, when she receives a visit that will change her life. Her no-nonsense aunt, a nun, appears by her side, and suggests Yu-Jung accompany her on a charitable visit to death row.
At her lowest ebb, Yu-Jung is resistant. But something compels her to go to the prison, and there she meets Yun-Soo, a convicted murderer who will soon be put to death. Though repulsed by his crimes, something about the depth of his suffering strikes a chord in Yu-Jung.
Shaken by their encounter, she returns to visit him the next week. And the next...
Through their weekly, hour-long meetings Yu-Jung and Yun-Soo slowly reveal to each other the dark secrets of their pasts, the hidden traumas that have shaped their lives. In doing so, they form a deep bond, helping one another to overcome their demons. But Yun-Soo's hands are always in cuffs, the prison officers are always in the background and their happy time together is tragically brief.
Poetic and vividly told, Our Happy Time is a passionate and heartbreaking love story. It is also an important, hard-hitting and compassionate fable for our times - a story about crime, punishment, and forgiveness from a major Korean talent.
