Juvenile Offender

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11/19/2013 This movie messes with my mind as I have a very distinct idea of Asian model minority. This story of a teenage boy who was conceived by an unwed teenage mom, who in turn fathers a baby out if wedlock with his teenage girlfriend is incredibly disturbing to me. Both son and mother are stuck in constant dead end jobs while lying and swindling to survive. THIS just ...doesn't happen within Asian community. I need to think about this, over one my obvious personal stereotype, to accept the entire premise of this film. The resulting consequences to these juvenile dilenquents seems rather perjorative and therefore a contrived lesson to reinforce the Asian ethic of studying hard in order to have a good life. See more 07/31/2013 A painful film to watch mostly cause the characters won't grow up... See more 05/19/2013 A heart-breaking story of a young boy who truly tries to make things right in his life... a meeting with his mom who abandoned him after giving birth at age 17... who is the real adult between them? Seo Young-ju gives a fabulous performance that won him Best Actor in Tokyo. I look forward to seeing him in Kim Ki-duk's new film..... See more 12/07/2012 This is a real gem. It's a Korean film about a troubled 16 year old juvenile delinquent whose mother (who gave birth to him as a teenager) resurfaces just after his grandfather, who had been raising, passes away. It's a familiar trope and contains SOME of the expected beats but goes into some surprising directions that's both realistic and poetic, in a way. It actually feels like a Korean Dardenne Brothers movie. The two lead actors are both outstanding. This is another festival film to keep an eye out on. See more Read all reviews

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