Bring Me Home (2019)

Bring Me Home: Directed by Seung-woo Kim. With Lee Yeong-ae, Park Hae-joon, Won-geun Lee, Yoo Jae-myung. A dedicated mother in search of her missing son follows a tip that leads her to a fishing village where corrupt police officers might have the answers to her mystery.

“Bring Me Home was an unusual experience. Despite the slow-burn pacing of the plot, I found myself gripped from start to finish, several moments in particular leaving me frustrated in the best way. Lee Young-ae portrays the mother of a missing child, her state being practically catatonic for the majority of the film. I can see how some might find this tiresome, but the emotion that bleeds through had me captivated. At no point in the film did I see the actress, I saw the character in her heartbroken state, and I couldnu0026#39;t look away. There were moments that I would change, as the tone shifts back and forth throughout the film, but it didnu0026#39;t negatively impact my experience enough to write this one off. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a slow-burn rollercoaster of Korean cinema.”