The Greatest Expectation

2003 South Korean film

The Greatest Expectation
Theatrical poster

Korean name
Hangul	위대한 유산
Hanja	偉大한 遺産
Revised Romanization	Widaehan yusan
McCune–Reischauer	Widaehan yusan

Directed by	Oh Sang-hun
Written by	Lee Hyeon-cheol Lee Won-hyeong Lee Won-jae Go Yun-gyeong
Produced by	Lee Kang-bok
Starring	Im Chang-jung Kim Sun-a Shin Yi Kim Soo-mi
Cinematography	Lee Seok-hyun
Edited by	Kyung Min-ho
Music by	Jo Seong-woo
Distributed by	CJ Entertainment
Release date	24 October 2003 (2003-10-24)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Greatest Expectation is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film.

Plot

Chang-sik (Im Chang-jung) lives strictly by the freeloader's handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young (Kim Sun-a) nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has failed every audition because she just cannot act. Because the two are unemployed, live in the same neighborhood, and have similar schedules, they are bound to run into each other, and they do. One day, Chang-sik and Mi-young are walking around distractedly when they collide. Chang-sik's coins spill out from his hands and scatter all over the ground. He chases after every single one but ends up 10 cents short. He viciously turns to the Mi-young but she refuses to give him 10 cents.

They become sworn enemies after this incident, but then they witness a hit-and-run involving old man Hwang. The next day, to their amazement, they see a banner advertising a ₩5 million reward for eyewitnesses. Of course, each person eagerly offers to be a witness and ends up getting tangled up in something they had not bargained for.