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Eomung
Genres
Drama
Overview
This is the story of Sook-ja (Moon Hee-kyung), a female diver in the beautiful Jeju Islands who has lived a tough life, and her childish son Yool (Yeon Joon). Young man Yool dreams of becoming a writer. One day he discovers his mother, Sook-ja, has terminal cancer, but she refuses to get treated and continues diving in the water. Yool gives up his dreams as a writer and goes to his brother-in-law to ask for a job just so he can change his mother's mind. One evening, Yool comes home drunk and upset. Sook-ja can't bear the sudden pain and wakes up her drunken son.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2019-11-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Moon Hee-kyung
Sook-ja
Uh Sung-wook
Yool
Kim Eun-ju
Yang Ae-ran
Yum Jung-hoon
Yang Ji-hoon
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