South Korean cinema is probably the one industry that explores the world of children better than any other. Female directors like Yoon Ga-eun (“The World of Us“, “The House of Us“),Yoon Dan-bi (“Moving On“) and Kim Bora (“House of Hummingbird“) have done exceptionally well in portraying problems that might look minute to adults but change the world of children. The latest to add her name to that esteemed list is director Jung Yeon-kyung with her debut film “Please Don't Save Me”.
Synopsis
After her father left, Seon-yoo, a 12-year-old girl who moved with her mother to a place no one knows, grew up earlier than her friends and is worried that like her father, even her mother might leave her.
On the first day of transfer, troublemaker Jeong-kook hovers around Seon-yoo without even realizing it, and Seon-yoo gradually regains back her smile at the cheerful Jeong-kook.
“Let's go get some ice cream!”
Can a word from Jeong-kook save Seon-yoo?
“Please Don't Save Me” features young actors Jo Seo-yeon and Choi Ro-woon as Seon-yoo and Jeong-kook respectively, alongside grown-ups Yang So-min, Kim Sun-hwa and Lee Hwi-jong. It released in South Korea on September 10th, 2020.
