My Mother, the Mermaid (2004)

Original title

인어공주

Directed by

Park Heung-sik

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

G

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman travels back in time and witnesses the early romance between her parents. She sees her mother as a young freediver and learns about the woman she never really knew.

nostalgicbittersweetgentledreamlikereflectivetenderslow-burnquiet

What happens

My Mother, the Mermaid (Korean: 인어공주; RR: Ineogongju; lit. 'The Mermaid Princess') is a 2004 South Korean romantic fantasy film directed by Park Heung-sik. It follows a young woman who quarrels with her mother but is somehow transported back in time and sees her parents' courtship. In her youth, her mother was a haenyeo, a traditional freediver. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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