Familyhood

"There's something thicker than blood."

2016 1h 59m KO

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 25

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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An aging actress is desperate to become a mother. In menopause and too controversial for legal adoption, she decides to illegally adopt from a pregnant teenager while publicly faking pregnancy. The ensuing media circus at first revitalizes her career but then threatens to grow out of control and destroy everything she cares about.

“There's something thicker than blood.”

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Cast

Kim Hye-soo
Go Ju-yeon
Don Lee
Park Pyung-gu
Kim Hyeon-soo
Kim Dan-ji
Kim Yong-geon
Mr. Kim
Seo Hyun-jin
Sang-mi
Kwak Si-yang
Ji-hoon
Hwang Mi-young
Mi-rae
Jun Seok-ho
Director Park

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Tae-gon
Writers: Sin Dong-seon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Tae-gon, shot by Lee Chang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jung Ji-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Kim Hye-soo and Don Lee and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There's something thicker than blood.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6299228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kim Tae-gon directs. Lee Chang-jae behind the camera. Jung Ji-hoon scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Tae-gon, shot by Lee Chang-jae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Jung Ji-hoon. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Hye-soo and Don Lee and Kim Hyeon-soo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "There's something thicker than blood.".
7IMDB entry: tt6299228 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.