The Recorder Exam

"Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?"

2011 0h 29m KO

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 38

Drama

Synopsis

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Nine-year old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder exam as she struggles to find a place within her own family.

“Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?”

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Cast

Hwang Jeong-one
Eunhee
Park Myung-shin
Mother
Jung In-gi
Father
Cha Ah-reum
Sister
Ji Hwan-jun
Brother
Kim Eun-jung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Bora
Writers: Kim Bora
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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RUNTIME

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Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Bora, shot by Kim Gu-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Hwang Jeong-one and Park Myung-shin and Jung In-gi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1961589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Bora directs. Kim Gu-young behind the camera. Kim Bora cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kim Bora, shot by Kim Gu-young. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Kim Bora shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hwang Jeong-one and Park Myung-shin and Jung In-gi carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?".
8IMDB entry: tt1961589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "elementary school", "family", "1980s", "father daughter relationship".