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In Her Place

Year 2014
Runtime 115 mins
Language Korean
Subtitles Yes

A wealthy couple seeks to secretly adopt the unborn child of an impoverished and troubled rural teenager, in this compelling drama from writer-director Albert Shin.

An affluent couple from Seoul arrives at a desolate farm in the South Korean countryside, where a pregnant teenĀ­ager and her mother have agreed to let them adopt the girl's unborn child. The wife is to stay at the farm until the child is born, and a quiet unease begins to percolate as the three unnamed women fall into a daily routine. Impossibly shy and reclusive, the teen (Ahn Ji-hye) spends most of her time alone in her bedroom. Both her mother (Kil Hae-yeon) and the wife (Yoon Da-kyung) are determined to make the arrangement work, but things become complicated when the baby's father surfaces and the girl's odd behaviour comes into question. With the discipline and maturity of a veteran director, Albert Shin patiently explores the rhythms and tensions born of the three women's disparate desires.

- Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

Countries

Canada
Awards
Jay Scott Prize, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 2014
Director
Albert Shin
Producer
Igor Drljaca, Albert Shin, Niki Shin (associate producer), Hyun Chan Yoon
Screenwriter
Albert Shin, Pearl Ball-Harding (co-writer)
Cinematographer
Moon Myoung Hwan
Editor
Albert Shin
Production Design
Young-mi Choi and Seo-hyung Hur
Cast
Yoon Da-Kyung, Ahn Ji Hye, Hae-yeon Kil