In the summer of 2012, a 7-year-old girl was sleeping alone at home when a man entered her home in the middle of the night and took her, raping and beating her. The girl was found by a nearby resident by a creek, and it was raining, and the girl was in a heavy coma and a bloody mess. After being taken to the hospital for treatment, it was diagnosed that none of the intestines were intact.

The murderer was caught and refused to admit guilt, no compensation, the child's parents are ordinary people, pay medical bills are very difficult, has been complaining, on the one hand, is to seek justice for their daughter, on the one hand, is trying to get compensation to the child better treatment.

The disclosure of the incident caused an uproar among the South Korean people, with many rallies and marches, forcing then-President Lee Myung-bak to come out and apologize to the nation and amend the laws and bills on rape, especially the rape of young girls.

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In the movie "Hope," Lee Yen plays the role of Hope, who was originally a lively and cheerful little girl who was sexually assaulted by a drunken man when it rained and suffered great bodily and mental injuries. At last, with the help of her relatives and caring people, she is finally strong enough to face life.

"Hope" is a movie based on a real case in South Korea, which tells the story of how an underage girl comes out of the shadow of her mind and how her family faces life after being sexually abused.In 2013, the movie won the best film at the 34th Korean Film Blue Dragon Awards.

What's unique about "Hope" is that it doesn't focus on the police solving the case or recreating the twists and turns of the crime, but rather focuses on the emotional impact, the pressure and indifference from all sides, and ultimately the process of coming out of the shadows and embracing a new life together.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Hope