Cinema is often said to give a voice to the voiceless, sometimes quite literally. Kim Jinyu, in his debut film “Bori” tells the story of a girl who happens to be the only girl that can hear in a family.
Synopsis
Bo-ri, an 11-year-old girl in a seaside village, is the only family member who can hear. As an elementary school student, Bo-ri becomes more and more accustomed to talking with her friends while finding it hard to communicate with her family in sign language. “Why am I the only person born different from my family?” The more she thinks about it, the more she feels alienated. Wishing to be deaf, Bo-ri sees an old woman diver on the TV deafened by a long-term diving. Bo-ri jumps into the sea and loses consciousness. Waking up in the hospital, she pretends she can′t hear. Bo-ri is a heartwarming movie. Not only does Bo-ri have no ill will, but all of her family members actively express their affection for each other. It is a movie starring deaf people, but it shows the bright side of life without using disability as a tragic element. Bo-ri's intentions are pure, but we cannot support her self-inflicted disability. The movie makes us eager to see things in a positive light where the innocence of childhood and family love meet.
“Bori” stars Kim Ah-song (“A Resistance“) as the titular Bo-ri, along with Kwan Jin-seok (“Money“), Heo Jin-na (“Money”) and young Lee Rin-ha. It is scheduled for a May 21st, 2020 release in South Korea.
