A Girl at my Door
도희야

  • Cast

    Bae Doo-na. Kim Sae-ron, Song Sae-byeok

  • Release Date

    2014

  • Runtime

    119 mins

  • Cert

    TBC

Young-nam is one of Korea’s top police
graduates who quickly climbs the ranks
of Seoul’s police department. Her career takes a turn for the worst when she
is sighted for misconduct and transferred to a sleepy seaside village. Trying
to acclimatise to her new surrounding
Young-nam spies a shy and sullen looking girl, Do-hee. There is something not
quite right with Do-hee as Young-nam
sees she is an easy target for bullies,
preferring to spend all her time by her-
self roaming the dark alleys of the village. One day Young-nam witnesses
Do-hee being abused by her grandfather
and stepfather. Not being able to turn a
blind eye, Young-nam takes the girl into
her custody, letting Do-hee live with her.
Having never had someone to stand up
to her before Dohee quickly bonds with
Young-nam. But things take a surprising turn after the truth about Young-nam’s
transfer comes to light.

A Girl At My Door features fantastic performances from some of Korea’s
best actress with Bae Doo-na (Cloud
Atlas, As One, The Host
) and the young
but extremely talented Kim Sae-ron
(Barbie, Man From Nowhere). Both actresses play damaged females who find
solace in each others company regardless of the age gap. The film has been
nominated for three separate awards at
the last Cannes Film Festival including
the Queen Palm, the Golden Camera
and the Un Certain Regard Award. This
is an impressive feat for anyone but this
is especially impressive being the director, July Jung’s debut feature film and
certainly a must see at the London Korean Film Festival.