A Brand New Life (Yeo-haeng-ja)

There has been some excellent films to come out of Korea over the last few years and 'A Brand new Life" (Yeo-haeng-ja) is one them. Based on the early life of Korean - French filmmaker Ounie Lecomte, this film outlines the sense of outrage, rejection and hopelessness 7 year old Jinhee feels when given up for adoption by her father and step-mother. Left at a Catholic run orphanage outside of Seoul, we witness Jinhee's attempts to A Brand New Life to a life in limbo as she waits to be selected by new parents for a new life overseas. Sae-Ron Kim as Jinhee is startlingly real in this role and is surely destined for a very bright future indeed.

Viewing highlight: Watch the camera angles on the statue of the Madonna gauge Jinhee's circumstances.