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Eomung (2019)

Eomung poster
Original title
어멍
Directed by
Koh Hoon
Genre
drama film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
15
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man struggling to become a screenwriter returns to his family home on Jeju Island after a scam. He learns his mother a veteran haenyeo diver has terminal cancer and stays to care for her. They clash over her work and his future as she makes a secret choice.

emotionalfamily-centeredbittersweetcontemplativeslow-pacedgroundedsadgentle

What happens

『大切な人を想うとき』(たいせつなひとをおもうとき 、原題:어멍 Eomung )は、2019年の韓国映画 。 映画の脚本家デビューを目指すも鳴かず飛ばずのユルは、自分の夢を利用される形で詐欺に遭ってしまい、済州島の実家に戻ることに。そんな中、ベテラン海女である母・スクジャが末期癌を患っていることを突然聞かされたのだった。母親の世話をするためにユルは実家に留まるが、いつまでもユルが心配な母親と喧嘩ばかり…。「好きに生きたい」と海女の仕事を続けるスクジャは、ユルに内緒である決断をしていた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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