👭 You think you know someone, especially family who’s been with you forever. Think again. The K-film “Sister Yujeong” tells the story of an older sister who is shocked to discover that her younger sister in high school is involved in an infant abandonment case.
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From “Little Women” to “Hannah and Her Sisters,” many films share insights into sisterly bonds. The upcoming Korean film “Sister Yujeong” gently probes into this topic with glaring omissions of sibling rivalry, subplots involving romantic interests, and cheery, conspicuous celebrations of sisterhood. Yujeong, a night shift nurse in the cardiac wing of a hospital, is at a loss for what to do when her younger sister Gi-jeong, a high school senior, gets arrested for giving birth to a premature baby at school and abandoning it. Their mother died long ago, and Yujeong was not only an older sister but also a mother figure to Gi-jeong when they were young. But as Gi-jeong got older and the demands of Yujeong’s job kept her busy and tired, the two sisters inevitably grew apart. With Gi-jeong now in custody, Yujeong desperately tries to help her, realizing in the process how little she knows about her sister.
This strong female narrative, told by an up-and-coming male director Chung Hae-il, probes into the nature of close human bonds. He dissects with a careful but steady hand what it means to be family, questioning if we don’t take things for granted assuming that we already know everything there is to know about a loved one.
