The Bitter Apple from the Tree

by Hana Kim
  • 2014 Hana Kim

    Synopsis

    Hana Kim travelled to South Korea in 2013 to shoot a film portrait of her mother. Oksun Kim was the youngest of four sisters and her parents wanted a boy. They did not hide their disappointment from their youngest and she left home at the age of 12. Since then, she has had a strenuous life. In her prize-winning film Hana Kim also reflects in a personal way on modern South Korea.
    With: Oksun Kim, Sungmi Kim, Hwa-suk Jeon, Sang-ryeo Jeong, Changyoung Kim

    Festivals

    HfbK film prize, Oberhausen, Nordische Filmtage Lübeck, Seoul, KoreanischeFilmtage in Hamburg

    Cast and Crew

    Director

    Hana Kim

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