My Little Bride (2004 Film)

My Little Bride (Korean: 어린 신부; RR: Eorin Shinbu) is a 2004 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kim Ho-Jun. The film explores the premise of an arranged marriage between a high school student and a college student.

Poster for the film My Little Bride — Promotional poster for My Little Bride.

Plot

The story follows Bo-Eun (Moon Geun-Young), an ordinary high school student focused on her studies and her crush on Jung-Woo (Park Jin-Woo), the ace of her school's baseball team. Her life changes when her grandfather insists she marry Sang-Min (Kim Rae-Won) to fulfill a promise made between their grandfathers when the two were children. Despite their initial resistance, the pair is forced into the marriage. Bo-Eun attempts to maintain a double life, keeping her marriage a secret at school while pursuing her interest in Jung-Woo. The situation becomes complicated when Sang-Min begins working as a student teacher at her high school.

Cast

The film features an ensemble cast including:

Moon Geun-Young as Seo Bo-Eun
Kim Rae-Won as Park Sang-Min
Kim Bo-Kyung as Ji-Su
Ahn Sun-Young as Teacher Kim
Kim In-Mun as Bo-Eun's grandfather
Park Jin-Woo as Jung-Woo

Production

The film was directed by Kim Ho-Jun with a screenplay written by Yu Sun-Il and Jo Joong-Hoon. It was released in South Korea on April 2, 2004, with a total runtime of 115 minutes.

Scene from the film — A scene from the film.