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A Girl at My Door (2014)

Dohee-ya (original title)
| Drama | 22 May 2014 (South Korea)
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Young-nam was a promising graduate of the police academy before she was transferred to the small seaside village, as a result of misconduct. On her first day in the village, she encounters ... See full summary »

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July Jung

Writer:

July Jung

Stars:

Doona Bae, Sae-ron Kim, Sae-byeok Song | See full cast & crew »
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Credited cast:
Doona Bae ... Young-Nam
Sae-ron Kim ... Do-Hee
Sae-byeok Song ... Yong-Ha (as Sae-Byeok Song)
Hie-jin Jang Hie-jin Jang ... Eun-Jung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Min-Jae Kim ... Joon-ho
Seong-kun Mun ... Nam Kyeong-dae
Moon-cheol Nam Moon-cheol Nam ... Restaurant owner
Jong-hak Son Jong-hak Son ... Chief Uhm
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Young-nam was a promising graduate of the police academy before she was transferred to the small seaside village, as a result of misconduct. On her first day in the village, she encounters Dohee, a girl living in the town with a gloomy looking face. As Young-nam tries to acclimate to her new surroundings, Dohee's grandma died in a car accident. To protect the girl from her stepfather's abuse, Young-nam lets Dohee stay at her place, but things become more mysterious as she gets to know her. Written by Cannes Film Festival

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Goofs

When the little girl run away from home and walk all the way back we see her feet are injured and covered with blood. So we understand she came all the way barefoot. A few seconds later next scene, her feet are perfectly fine. See more »

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Shabang Shabang
Composed and Written by Kim Ji Hwan
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Misery lit on film
19 September 2016 | by Leofwine_draca – See all my reviews

A GIRL AT MY DOOR is a slice of filmed misery lit that comes to us courtesy of South Korea. It's a typically controversial little film from that country, featuring some stand-out performances from the lead characters and a whole lot of bad stuff going on. As is usual for this country's film-making, there's a professional slickness to the production, a real feeling of quality to it, that makes it watchable despite the grimness of the subject matter.

The film reminded me a little of BREATHLESS except this time around it's a little girl who's getting regularly beaten by her father. Incidentally, the girl is played by the cute kid from THE MAN FROM NOWHERE, looking remarkably grown up. The film chronicles her relationship with flawed cop Doona Bae, who must be playing the most damaged and miserable character of her lengthy career. What follows is dark but humanised, with some nice and touching moments in the mix. The ending has some very controversial and unappetising moments that appear to have alienated some reviewers on this site, but it does end in a strong way. A GIRL AT MY DOOR isn't an easy watch, but then nobody said it was going to be.
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South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

22 May 2014 (South Korea) See more »

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$569,809
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Pine House Film, Now Films See more »
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