WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SO YONG KIM

“Exquisite. A quiet, poignant drama of abandonment and resilience.”
– A.O. Scott, The New York Times

“Simply one of the best films about childhood ever made! Remarkable performances.”
– Melissa Anderson, Village Voice

“(A) neo-realist gem!” – Stephen Holden, The New York Times


– Mark Holcomb, Time Out New York

“Lovely. An unsentimental and delicately observed portrayal of the quiet resilience of children… Tremendously affecting performances.”
– Gavin Smith, Film Comment Magazine

“There's enough heart here to sense that the world -
the one inside the movie theater - is expanding.”
– Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

“Heart-tugging performances."
– V.A. Musetto, New York Post

“Superbly realized… the film ends on a beautifully retrained note of resilience.”
– Anthony Kaufman, indieWIRE

“Lovely.” – Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

“Life-affirming… beautifully natural performances.” – Robert Koehler, Variety

“Superbly realized…beautifully restrained.” – Anthony Kaufman, indieWIRE

FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACCLAIMED FEATURE, IN BETWEEN DAYS, comes this gentle and restrained semi-autobiographical account of two little girls. At age 6, Jin is the elder, and when mom leaves the girls to their diffident aunt in order to seek out her missing husband, Jin is forced to discover the emotional resources needed to survive. The story is told from a child’s perspective, its twists and turns made profoundly believable by the extraordinarily subtle per formances of the two young leads. A portrait of childhood as a time of delicate growth, unforeseen sadness and charming surprises.

Listen to our podcast: Q & A with writer/director SO YONG KIM (Recorded April 22, 2009)

SOUTH KOREA • 2008 • 89 MINS. • IN KOREAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES • OSCILLOSCOPE LABORATORIES