Name: Miseongnyeon
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-04-11
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Yum Jung-ah, Kim So-jin, Kim Hye-jun

A Bitter and Disillusioned Critique of Irresponsible Fantasy and Unearned Peace.

A Bitter and Disillusioned Critique of Irresponsible Fantasy and Unearned Peace.

210130 (1.0) How can you possibly talk about peace here? The tyranny of an irresponsible middle-aged man backed by privilege cannot be washed away by an empty midnight lynching. Women who shouldn't be embracing each other end up holding onto one another because they have nowhere else to go, and young girls with nothing to smile about face each other and smile. Lies. All lies. Not because the subject matter itself is unrealistic, but because the entire story feels like an utterly irresponsible fantasy. Directed by Kim Yoon-seok, this domestic drama depicts two teenage daughters who discover their parents' extramarital affair and resulting pregnancy, tracing the messy fractures that unfold across both households. While the narrative attempts to navigate fragile solidarity among the affected women and daughters, the resulting reconciliation and resolution come across as an unconvincing and hollow fantasy that lets the truly responsible party off the hook far too easily.

Korean cinema is known for its mastery of genre, fluidly blending thriller, drama, and dark comedy with social critique. The post-1990s renaissance brought bold storytelling and masterful craft to the world stage, addressing class, identity, and modern anxieties with cinematic flair.

The drama genre is a broad category that features stories portraying human experiences, emotions, conflicts, and relationships in a realistic and emotionally impactful way. Dramas delve into the complexities of human life, often exploring themes of love, loss, morality, societal issues, personal growth, with the aim to evoke an emotional response from the audience by presenting relatable and thought-provoking stories.

Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)

Two teenage girls struggle through their dysfunctional parents' affair.

The Biggest Movies and TV Coming in September

See which big screen releases you can watch from the comfort of your couch.

Theatrical Releases Coming to Streaming

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

Lee Jeong-Ha, Lee Hyeri, and Park Se-wan in Victory (2024)

Oh Na-ra and Kim Hye-jun in Chip In (2020)

An Amputation Obsession: The Monster and the Surgeon

An Amputation Obsession: The Monster and the Surgeon (2026)

Another Child

Photos3

Top Cast19

User reviews3

More like this

Related interests

Storyline

Top picks

Details

Box office

Tech specs

Contribute to this page

More to explore

Recently viewed