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My Little Baby, Jaya

2017 · 102 min

A relentlessly grim and heartbreaking watch that lingers on helplessness and grief before turning to cold, methodical vengeance.

Directed by
Yun Hak-ryeol
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Kim Jeong-gyun, Oh Ye-seol, Hwang Do-won
Tagline
My daughter Jaya! Sorry I couldn't protect you!
Overview
Won-Sool is an adult man with cerebral palsy. His daughter Jaya is his pride and joy. Jaya though is bullied at school and even worse things happen to her. Won-Sool later decides to get revenge on his daughter's tormentors.

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Directed by
Yun Hak-ryeol
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Kim Jeong-gyun, Oh Ye-seol, Hwang Do-won
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • justice
  • isolation
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour0
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Kim Jeong-gyun, Oh Ye-seol, Hwang Do-won, Kim Saet-byeol, Lee Cheol-hee, Park Na-Ye, Yoon Ra-young, Jeong Ui-cheol
Runtime
102 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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