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A Girl at My Door

A Girl at My Door

I'll do my best. I'll do anything.

20146.91h 59m

Overview

Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

Directed by July Jung
Written by July Jung
Produced by Lee Chang-dong
Box OfficeBudget: $300K0

Top Cast

Bae Doona

Bae Doona

Yeong-nam

Kim Sae-ron

Kim Sae-ron

Do-hee

Song Sae-byuk

Song Sae-byuk

Yong-ha

Kim Jin-goo

Kim Jin-goo

Jeom-soon

Son Jong-hak

Son Jong-hak

Chief Eom

N

Na Jong-min

Cop Kim

Gong Myoung

Gong Myoung

Conscripted Policeman Kwon

Kim Jong-goo

Kim Jong-goo

President Choi

Park Jin-woo

Park Jin-woo

Detective Chief

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Chief Nam Kyeong-dae

Themes & Keywords

small townchild abusepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)abusive fatherundocumented immigrantschoolgirlalcoholic fatherwoman directorcoastal villageexploited immigrantsfemale police chiefadult child friendshipfather daughter relationshiplesbiangirls' love (gl)

About A Girl at My Door

A Girl at My Door is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of small town, child abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), abusive father, undocumented immigrant, schoolgirl. Directed by July Jung, it stars Bae Doona, Kim Sae-ron, Song Sae-byuk. Sent from Seoul to serve in a remote coastal village, a policewoman gets involved in the life of a mysterious teenage girl who is abused by both her father and her grandmother.

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