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"Some leave. Some retrieve."
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Bae Doona, IU, Lee Joo-young
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Memorable Quotes
태어나줘서 고마워.
Context
Spoken in the pitch-black hotel room near the film's climax, So-young says this individually to Dong-soo, Sang-hyeon, Hae-jin, and baby Woo-sung.
Meaning
It is the philosophical thesis of the entire film, offering unconditional validation of existence to abandoned souls who spent their lives feeling unwanted.
버릴 거면 낳지를 말든가.
Context
The very first line of the film, uttered by Soo-jin while watching So-young leave Woo-sung in the rain.
Meaning
It encapsulates the unexamined prejudice of mainstream society, which the rest of the film meticulously unpacks and challenges.
인신매매가 이뤄지길 가장 원하는 사람은 나인 것 같네.
Context
Said while eating instant noodles in her stakeout car.
Meaning
It highlights the grim irony and moral ambiguity of her police sting: the police actively hope for a criminal child sale to occur solely to secure an arrest.
우린 아기를 버린 게 아니라, 좋은 부모를 찾아주는 거야.
Context
Expressed by Sang-hyeon to explain and justify their illicit adoption operation.
Meaning
Sang-hyeon’s self-justifying rationalization of their illegal trade. While born out of self-interest, it mirrors the perverse reality that their black-market screening is often more attentive than the official system.
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