
Kim Ji-young, Born 1982(2019)
Kim Ji-young, an ordinary woman in her 30s, suddenly shows signs of being inhabited by other women from her life, past and present.


“Being a mother is a crushing responsibility.”
A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.

Olivia Colman
Leda Caruso

Jessie Buckley
Young Leda Caruso

Dakota Johnson
Nina

Ed Harris
Lyle

Paul Mescal
Will

Peter Sarsgaard
Professor Hardy

Dagmara Dominczyk
Callie

Jack Farthing
Joe

Alba Rohrwacher
Female Hiker

Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Toni
The Lost Daughter is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of daughter, mother, beach, based on novel or book, greece, vacation. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, it stars Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson. A woman's seaside vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother forces her to confront secrets from her past.
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