Subdued after defending a friend from brutal physical abuse, gang raped, forced into silence, and flung to an obscure town by the teachers who were bought by the perpetrators’ parents, what future awaits the voiceless heroine?
The Story behind It
Based on the sensational Miryang gang rape case in 2004, the movie utilizes flashbacks in abundance. It starts with questions as Woo Hee Chun, the titular Han Gong Ju, tries to start afresh in a new school, in a place where she knows no one and no one knows her. Settling at the home of a former teacher’s mother’s house, Gong Ju tries to live as normal a life as she can. Unable to trust others and still nursing a trauma, however, she erects a fortress between her and the new people surrounding her. She seeks out her parents, hoping for warmth, but is met with cold shoulders. Her...
The Story behind It
Based on the sensational Miryang gang rape case in 2004, the movie utilizes flashbacks in abundance. It starts with questions as Woo Hee Chun, the titular Han Gong Ju, tries to start afresh in a new school, in a place where she knows no one and no one knows her. Settling at the home of a former teacher’s mother’s house, Gong Ju tries to live as normal a life as she can. Unable to trust others and still nursing a trauma, however, she erects a fortress between her and the new people surrounding her. She seeks out her parents, hoping for warmth, but is met with cold shoulders. Her...
- 3/26/2015
- by Mary Ann Simuangco
- AsianMoviePulse
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