My Own Breathing

2000 1h 17m KO

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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"My Own Breathing" is the final documentary of the trilogy, The Murmuring about comfort women during the World War II directed by BYUN Young-joo. This is the completion of her seven years work. BYUN's first and second documentaries spoke of grandmothers' everyday life through the origin of their torment, while My Own Breathing goes back to their past from their everyday life. Deleting any device of narration or music, the camera lets grandmothers talk about themselves. Finally, the film revives their deep voices trampled by harsh history.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Byun Young-joo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "The Murmuring Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Byun Young-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2109213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Byun Young-joo directs. Byun Young-joo behind the camera. Park Gok-ji cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Murmuring Trilogy" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Byun Young-joo, shot by Byun Young-joo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt2109213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.