With their father in a coma, nurse Seon-young urges her brother Il-hoe, who cannot afford his son's tuition and risks seeing him miss college, to stage a fake funeral. They forge a death certificate and deceive the hospital, but as pressure builds, their plan begins to unravel in unexpected ways.
Mourning can wait. MONEY can't.
Director: Kwon Yong-jae · Writer: Kwon Yong-jae
With their father in a coma, nurse Seon-young urges her brother Il-hoe, who cannot afford his son's tuition and risks seeing him miss college, to stage a fake funeral. They forge a death certificate and deceive the hospital, but as pressure builds, their plan begins to unravel in unexpected ways.
The Price of Goodbye is a 2025 drama and crime movie from South Korea directed by Kwon Yong-jae, starring Kang Mal-geum, Bong Tae-gyu and Jang Liu. It was released on December 10, 2025. The running time is 1 h 29 min, in Korean. Audiences rate it 6.4/10 from 7 votes — mixed to positive.
“Mourning can wait. MONEY can't.”
The Price of Goodbye was released on December 10, 2025.
The Price of Goodbye was directed by Kwon Yong-jae.
The main cast includes Kang Mal-geum, Bong Tae-gyu, Jang Liu, Jeong Sun-beom and Yang Mal-bok.
The Price of Goodbye runs 1 h 29 min.
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It holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 7 ratings, so fans of drama and crime titles are its best audience. Read member reviews below or add your own.
based on short film
Kwon Yong-jae
Kang Mal-geum
Bong Tae-gyu
Jang Liu
Jeong Sun-beom
Yang Mal-bok
Maeng Joo-one