So-Young is a Korean single mother raising her adolescent son Dong-Hyun in the suburbs of Canada during the 90s. Determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind in her native country, she does her best to overcome the constant racial and cultural challenges that confront them. As Dong-Hyun gets older, he becomes increasingly curious about his Korean heritage and in particular, about his deceased father – a topic that So-Young refuses to address. Instead, she is set on continuing to build on her new life, which now includes a relationship with a kind Korean-Canadian man who is eager to take on the role of Dong-Hyun’s surrogate father. This only exacerbates the tense relationship between her and Dong-Hyun. Then, sudden devastating news prompts the mother and son to return to South Korea for the first time since their initial departure with hopes of reconnecting to their roots and reconciling their tragic past
Director
Anthony Shim
Cast
Choi Seung-Yoon
Ethan Hwang
Dohyun Noel Hwang
Anthony Shim
Producers
Rebecca Steele – Kind Stranger Productions
Bryan Demore – A Lasting Dose Productions
Anthony Shim – Lonesome Heroes Productions
2022 Windsor International film festival
Winner – WIFF Prize in Canadian Film
2022 Cinefest Sudbury
Winner – Best Canadian Feature
2022 Vancouver International Film Festival
Winner – Best Canadian Feature
Winner – Audience Award
2022 Busan International Film Festival
Winner – Audience Award
2022 Toronto International Film Festival
Official selection
Winner – Platform Prize
2022 DGC Awards
Winner – Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award
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