Treeless Mountain
They say that when the pig is full, mom comes back...
They say that when the pig is full, mom comes back...
Drama
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2009
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A Korean woman leaves her two young daughters with her sister-in-law to search for their estranged father.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
27 Aug 2009
Country:
KR, US
Languages:
Korean
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
8 wins & 10 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
[The Film] offers a stark analysis of the human potential for random cruelty that recalls nothing less than Bresson's 'Mouchette', albeit with a denouement that holds a glimmer of optimism for the future.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
Somewhere in between all the emptiness -- the film's laconic chapters are separated by repeated static shots of clouds and sky -- a beautiful little point is made.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
23 Jul 2009
fresh:
In modest, lovingly observed ways, the director gives her characters -- and, one hazards, herself -- the gentlest gift of sweet possibility.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
17 Jul 2009
fresh:
So Yong Kim has a real gift for putting children at ease before the camera, and her two very young actresses (who are not sisters off-screen) reward her with performances of heartbreaking realism.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
26 Jun 2009
fresh:
Treeless Mountain casts a sad, pellucid spell. It looks at life from three feet off the ground and meets the hardening gaze of its 6-year-old protagonist head on.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
18 Jun 2009