A Brand New Life

A Brand New Life

2009 · 92 min · KO · 7.3 (75 votes)
Dir. Ounie Lecomte · Starring Kim Sae-ron, Park Do-yeon, Ko Asung, Park Myung-shin, Sul Kyung-gu, Moon Sung-keun · Music Jim Sert
Drama

Abandoned by her father, a girl adjusts to life in an orphanage.

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A quiet, devastating portrait of a child grappling with abandonment. It’s a film that lingers, marked by a profound sense of loss and a fragile, persistent hope for reunion. The emotional weight is palpable, even in its stillness.

melancholicwistfulheartbreakingresilientslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter-drivenintrospectiveabandonmenthopeidentitychildhood trauma
woman director