2014 · drama · coming-of-age
Han Gong-ju
Directed by Lee Su-jin1h 52m2014
After being involved in a traumatic incident, 17-year-old Gong-ju is forced to change schools. Uncared for by her parents, her previous teacher arranges for her to hide away at his mother's place. It takes time for her past to catch up with her, but when it does the revelation is devastating.
Our read: Han Gong-ju (2014) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · coming-of-age entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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