Concerning My Daughter

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Ddal-eh dae-ha-yeo

Lee Mirang’s quietly moving debut forges solidarity among carers, lovers and mothers.

  • Director

    Lee Mi-rang

  • With

    Oh Min-ae, Heo Jin, Lim Se-mi, Ha Yoon-kyung

  • South Korea 2023. 106min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

An independent-minded daughter moves back into the family home with her long-term girlfriend, bewildering her mother, who works as a carer for a lonely elderly woman. Lee Mi-rang’s adaptation of Kim Hye-jin’s novel explores intergenerational struggles and reconfigures conventional notions of family. It offers a poignant exploration of family and companionship, quietly calling for tolerance, solidarity and love.