
Return(2011)
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli struggles to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes.


“The sorrow of losing the loved one, then there waits…”
Young Jin-hee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jin-hee desperately believes her father will come back for her and take her on a trip.

Kim Sae-ron
Jin-hee
Park Do-yeon
Sook-hee

Ko A-sung
Ye-shin

Sul Kyung-gu
Jin-hee's Father

Moon Sung-keun
Doctor
Jung Ye-jin
Sister Park

Oh Man-seok
Director Koo
Shin Young-sik
Ye-shin's Foster Father

Baek Hyun-joo
Sister Lim

Koh In-bae
Priest
A Brand New Life is a drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Ounie Lecomte, it stars Kim Sae-ron, Park Do-yeon, Ko A-sung. Young Jin-hee is taken by her father to an orphanage near Seoul. He leaves her there never to return, and she struggles to come to grips with her fate. Jin-hee desperately believes her father will come back for her and take her on a trip.
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