A Brand New Life
2009 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 7.3
A young girl is left at an orphanage near Seoul and struggles to understand why her father never returns. Holding on to hope that he will come back for her, she faces loneliness, uncertainty, and the painful challenge of adjusting to a new life.
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Details
- Original title
- 여행자
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-10-29
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 92 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (73 votes)
About
You may connect with this if you like intimate, emotional dramas such as Secret Sunshine or My Brilliant Life; Not for you if you want fast pacing, light moods, or a comforting family story.
Pros: deeply moving story; heartfelt child perspective; strong emotional pull | Cons: very sad tone; slow, quiet pacing; difficult subject matter
Themes
- woman director
Cast & crew
Kim Sae-ron
as Jin-hee
- PD
Park Do-yeon
as Sook-hee
Ko A-sung
as Ye-shin
Sul Kyung-gu
as Jin-hee's Father
Moon Sung-keun
as Doctor
- JY
Jung Ye-jin
as Sister Park
Oh Man-seok
as Director Koo
- SY
Shin Young-sik
as Ye-shin's Foster Father
Baek Hyun-joo
as Sister Lim
Koh In-bae
as Priest
Directed by Ounie Lecomte