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Cocoon

2025 · 13 min

A quiet, intimate pressure-cooker of a family moment, where unspoken expectations weigh heavily and small choices feel enormous.

Directed by: Sujin Jung
Genres: Drama
Starring: Taehee Kim, Alexes Josephine Lee, Joy Sung Kim

Overview: Hyun-sook pressures her anxious daughter to greet her strict grandmother for Lunar New Year, but when her daughter, Jisoo cannot speak, she must choose between punishment or defying generational expectations.

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Directed by: Sujin Jung
Genres: Drama
Starring: Taehee Kim, Alexes Josephine Lee, Joy Sung Kim

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
parenthood
trauma
love
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Sujin Jung
Written by: Sujin Jung, Dongwon Oh
Starring: Taehee Kim, Alexes Josephine Lee, Joy Sung Kim, Branden Lee, Michael Kim
Runtime: 13 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Korean

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