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Concerning My Daughter

2023 1h 46m Drama LGBTQ+ List
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Green is a professor in a long-term relationship with her lesbian partner. Failing at preparing the deposit for the house and Green being laid off for helping her homosexual colleague, the only option they can choose is to move in with Green’s mother. As their awkward stay prolongs, the mother drives all her energy into her job as a caregiver. The more she dedicates to an elderly lady in a nursing home, she cannot help but relate herself and Green’s future to this lady suffering from poverty and dementia. She slowly starts to take a step forward to embrace those marginalized beings.

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Jessica Kiang Variety Locates its conflict in the fraught relationship between a gay woman and her uncomprehending parent, but finds its heart in a subtle, radiant performance by Oh Minae as the anguished mother. Oct 19, 2023 Full Review Pierce Conran ScreenAnarchy Heartwarming and sincere, this captivating drama tackles its themes with grace and level-headedness. Jun 16, 2024 Full Review Olivia Popp Asian Movie Pulse “Concerning My Daughter” offers a glimmer of hope, but with a healthy dose of hesitance: Maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel for tightly wound families facing similar interpersonal conflict, whether about queerness or otherwise. Dec 18, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Green is a professor in a long-term relationship with her lesbian partner. Failing at preparing the deposit for the house and Green being laid off for helping her homosexual colleague, the only option they can choose is to move in with Green’s mother. As their awkward stay prolongs, the mother drives all her energy into her job as a caregiver. The more she dedicates to an elderly lady in a nursing home, she cannot help but relate herself and Green’s future to this lady suffering from poverty and dementia. She slowly starts to take a step forward to embrace those marginalized beings.
Director
Lee Mirang
Producer
Je Jeong-ju
Screenwriter
Lee Mirang
Production Co
ATO
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Korean
Runtime
1h 46m