Concerning My Daughter

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Concerning My Daughter

Concerning My Daughter

South Korea 2023 Fiction cor 106 min.

Green is a teacher in a long-term relationship with her girlfriend. She fails to save up for the house deposit and gets fired for helping a gay colleague —in financial trouble, the couple’s only option is to move in with Green’s mother. As their uncomfortable stay extends, the mother pours all her energy into her job as a caregiver. The more she dedicates to an elderly lady in a nursing home, she cannot help but relate herself and Green’s future to this lady suffering from poverty and dementia. She slowly starts to take a step forward to embrace those marginalized beings. Slowly, the mother begins to take steps toward embracing those who are marginalized by society.

Presented at the Busan International Film Festival, where the film received the CGV Award and the award Actors of the Year for Oh Min-ae.

South Korea motherhood love relationship LGBTQIA+ international film festivals female directors parenthood

direction

Lee Mi-rang

screenplay

Lee Mi-rang

cinematography

Kim Ji-ryong

editing

Lee Hak-min

music

RAINBOW99

art direction

Lee Hee-jeong

cast

Oh Min-ae, Heo Jin, Lim Se-mi, Ha Yoon-kyung

production

Je Jeong-ju

produced by

ATO

world sales

M-Line Distribution

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

14