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“Simply one of the best films about childhood ever made.” - Village Voice
Two young sisters in South Korea find themselves suddenly packed off by their single mother to live with their aunt in this engrossing feature from director Kim So-yong (In Between Days, MIFF 06). Bewildered, the girls hold out hope for their mother's return, while gradually discovering their own resources, their own world and their own way to get by.
A winner of multiple awards on the festival circuit, Treeless Mountain is a touching and subtly powerful work of human drama, featuring bravura performances from its two young leads.
“Without wallowing in sentimentality or judging any of her characters, Kim has drawn a mature portrait of an elementary school girl old before her time and a loss of childhood that rings true on every level.” - Hollywood Reporter
--- D/S So Yong Kim P Jay Van Hoy, Lars Knudsen, Bradley Rust Gray, Kim So-yong, Ben Howe WS Memento Films L Korean w/English subtitles TD 35mm/2009