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14th DMZ Docs(2022)

I AM DOCU



Her 5th Room

CHUN Chanyoung

  • South Korea
  • 2022
  • 81min
  • 12 +
  • DCP
  • color

WP

Synopsis

A mother, Hyo-jeong moved three times while living with her mother-in-law. She was a full-time housewife for 20 years but now becomes the breadwinner as a counselor. But dad still wants her to play the role of submissive wife. Mom wants her independence in her safe space. They have their own room for each but the father's intrusion continues. Mom keeps changing her room and dad keeps disturbing her space. Will her mom really get to have her own space, the fifth room?

Review

BANG. A drunk husband knocking on the door. A woman got her own room, but it is not comfortable. Her 5th Room is the story of Hyo-jeong, a freelance counselor having her own room for the first time in 30 years of living with her in-laws. The reason she got her own room is because she is now the breadwinner. However, she still has to wash the dishes and listen to the nagging of her incompetent husband even after returning from hard work. The interesting thing about Her 5th Room is that Hyo-jeong is a domestic violence counselor. She, who started studying at a comparatively older age, recognizes the gap between her learning and reality, and grows and struggles to close this gap. How would she move forward? The film watches all this process from her daughter's point of view with a trembling heart. This kind of family affairs would so common around us that it dispel the worry that the story might be too private to be shared. The great empathy and courage that this story will bring is anticipated.

Director

  • CHUN Chanyoung

     

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