Festivals - Fantasia 2020: Bring me home, Quebec Premiere

By Mulder, 07 august 2020

Since its premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, Bring me home has garnered rave reviews on the festival circuit. A masterfully mastered debut feature by director and screenwriter Kim Seung-woo, this hard-hitting psychological thriller that tackles delicate themes never falls into sensationalism and focuses more on the development of its protagonist. For her big comeback fourteen years after her iconic role in Park Chan-wook's Lady Vengeance, the great Lee Young-ae carries the film on her shoulders with a nuanced, yet powerful performance worthy of her best roles.

Synopsis:
Jung-yeon is a respected nurse who dedicates all her time to find her son Yoon-su who's been missing for six years now. Even though she's consumed with guilt, she hasn't given up hope of finding her child, and has been wandering around the surrounding towns with her husband. When her husband dies in an accident while following a false trail, her despair does not affect her determination to find Yoon-su. Meanwhile, in a fishing co-operative run by extremely suspicious people, a dumb child works like a slave and gets beaten in broad daylight without anyone reacting. A young police officer notices a clear resemblance between the boy and the picture on the wanted poster for Yoon-su. Faced with the hostility of his violent and corrupt superior, he makes an anonymous call to Jung-yeon who immediately rushes to the coastal village, far from imagining the horrors she will discover there and the dangers she will have to face.

Bring Me Home
Written and directed by Kim Seung-woo
Produced by Park Se-joon
Starring Lee Young-ae, Yoo Jae-myung
Cinematography: Lee Mo-gae
Edited by Kim Chang-ju
Production company: 26 Company
Release date November 27, 2019 (South Korea)
Running time: 108 minutes
Country: South Korea

(Source : Fantasia 2020 Official website)