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Mother's Daughter

2016 · 75 min

A quiet, downbeat character study that lingers on loneliness and hard choices, asking patience and emotional openness from the viewer.

Directed by
Kang Baek-ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeong Yoon-I, Wi Ji-woong, Seo Bo-ra
Overview
A movie about women who try to make a living by meeting men under conditions and men who just want to fulfill their sexual desires.

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Directed by
Kang Baek-ho
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Jeong Yoon-I, Wi Ji-woong, Seo Bo-ra
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • class
    • isolation
    • sexuality
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Kang Baek-ho
    Written by
    Kang Baek-ho
    Starring
    Jeong Yoon-I, Wi Ji-woong, Seo Bo-ra, Do Mo-se, Mi Hee, Ji Won
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    South Korea
    Languages
    Korean

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