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★ 7.0/10•2026•1h 46m•SU•Drama

A hard-working mom Mi-ra's 9-year-old son Dong-myeong collapses out of the blue due to Type-1 diabetes. Realizing Dong-myeong now has to painfully take blood tests 365 days, her heart drops. Mi-ra desperately looks for painless blood sugar monitoring devices globally and ends up importing 'DexCom' device, first time ever in Korea. Feeling empathetic to other patients, she begins to help other moms to buy the devices. However, Mi-ra faces accusations of illegal import. She decides to take on the world for those in pain. Will Mi-ra continue this battle, not just for her son but for the greater good?

Choi Sin-choon · Writer

Choi Sin-choon · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 46m
LanguageKO
Release DateJan 21, 2026

Actors

Choi Ji-woo

Choi Ji-woo

Mi-ra

Ko Dong-ha

Ko Dong-ha

Dong-myeong

Min Jin-woong

Min Jin-woong

Jun-woo

Kim Young-sung

Kim Young-sung

Cha-seon

Kim Sun-young

Kim Sun-young

Investigator

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

Police

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