“The precious moments buried deep in the sea.”
Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively nice. The only thing that she can look forward to is her trip abroad in a few days. But one day, her father leaves home without any notice. Her mother doesn't care what happens to him and doesn't care to look for him. Na-young has no choice but to give up her dream trip abroad and to search for her father instead. Once she arrives at her parents' hometown, Na-young is shocked to meet someone she'd never expect, even in her dreams.
Jeon Do-yeon
Na-young / Young Yeon-soon
Park Hae-il
Jin-kook
Goh Doo-shim
Yeon-soon
Park Myung-shin
Bathhouse Owner
Shin Dong-hwan
New Postman
Kim Choo-wol
BBQ Restaurant Owner
Lee Sun-kyun
Do-hyeon
Yoon Ga-hyun
Diver 2
Lee Sung-min
Fruit Store Owner
Lee Han-wi
Jo Young-ho
My Mother the Mermaid is a romance, fantasy film released in 2004 exploring themes of jeju island, haenyeo. Directed by Park Heung-sik, it stars Jeon Do-yeon, Park Hae-il, Goh Doo-shim. Na-young works at a post office and is sick and tired of being around her shamefully unyielding mother and her pushover father who's excessively nice. The only thing that she can look forward to is her trip abroad in a few days. But one day, her father leaves home without any notice. Her mother doesn't care what happens to him and doesn't care to look for him. Na-young has no choice but to give up her dream trip abroad and to search for her father instead. Once she arrives at her parents' hometown, Na-young is shocked to meet someone she'd never expect, even in her dreams.
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