I Came from Busan (2010)

Original title

영도다리

Directed by

Jeon Soo-il

Genre

drama

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

18

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl gives up her newborn for adoption and then regrets it. She sets out to find her child, retracing steps and memories along the way.

melancholicquietreflectiveslow-pacedearnestintimatesomber

What happens

I Came from Busan (Korean: 영도다리; RR: Yeongdodari), also known as Yeongdo Bridge, is a 2009 South Korean film written and directed by Jeon Soo-il. It tells the story of teenaged In-hwa, who gives her newborn baby up for adoption but soon regrets the decision and embarks on a journey to find the child. The Yeongdo Bridge is a key symbol in the film; In-hwa collapses on the bridge before giving birth, and the site remains a prominent part of the backdrop for the story. The Yeongdo Bridge, which connects Yeongdo to Busan, is a place where families and friends separated during the Korean War would wait to reunite; it is also a place that symbolizes the pain of loss. In-hwa is also an orphan who remembers growing up at an orphanage, which plays a part in her decision to find her child. The film focuses on the lives of young and underprivileged people who live amidst a turbulent backdrop. The film was made on a limited budget and shot mostly in Seoul, with the later scenes filmed in Chamonix, a mountainous region in eastern France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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