Alice in Earnestland

A young woman struggles to pay the hospital bills of her vegetative husband. Despite her hard work, there's no hope for him to ever wake up, until an opportunity arises.

Cast

Lee Jung-hyun

as Soo-nam

Lee Hae-yeong

as Gyu-jung

Seo Young-hwa

as Kyung-sook

Dong Bang-woo

as Do-chul

Lee Jun-hyeok

as Hyeong-seok

Bae Je-gi

as Detective Jo

Lee Dae-yeon

as Subsection Chief

Park Eun-young

as Hee-jeong

Ji Dae-han

as Detective Park

Jung Young-ki

as Young Doctor

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