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202688 minPGdocumentary

Water Deer

202688 minPGdocumentary

Gong-soon, a mother in South Korea, is followed by her son as he confronts his past feelings of shame and explores her life and work.

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Gong-soon, a mother in South Korea, is followed by her son as he confronts his past feelings of shame and explores her life and work.

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Yu So-youngdirector

Yu So-youngwriter

Kim Gong-sooncast

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My mother is Gong-soon. I was ashamed of her name and spent years looking away. In my thirties, I return home with a camera and begin following her at work.

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