A gentle seasonal drama of soil, steam and snowfall, where a weary young woman learns that hunger can be a compass. Each home-cooked meal opens like a window onto a quieter life.
Little Forest
리틀 포레스트
28 February 2018
South Korea
103 min
7.6
(190)
Director: Yim Soon-rye
Cast: Kim Tae-ri, Moon So-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Jin Ki-joo, Jeon Guk-hyang
Drama
Healing through nature and slow living
Food as memory, love and self-expression
Pressure and failure in young adulthood
Mother and daughter, leaving and returning
Friendship and belonging
Little Forest — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
넌 뭘 그렇게 어렵게 사냐...
Context
Early in the film, she cuts off a call from her boyfriend, who has found a job while she has not, by pretending she cannot hear him.
Meaning
She turns a question on herself: why does she make life so hard? It sets up the film's argument for living more simply.
무언가를 찾아 떠났다. 그리고 나만 돌아왔다. 아무것도 답을 찾지 못한 채... 엄마는 찾았을까?
Context
Hye-won reflects on leaving and returning, and on her mother, who left her suddenly.
Meaning
She links her own departure to her mother's. She wonders whether her mother found what she was looking for.
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