North Korean refugees Youngsoon and Sosa survived brutal domestic abuse and a near-death river crossing to get to South Korea in 2007, but now mother and son live and work together in complete estrangement. Youngsoon works tirelessly, weekdays at construction sites and weekends on their food truck, to make ends meet. But despite her back-breaking efforts, she and Sosa only seem to drift farther apart. What was their defection worth if they don’t even speak? Each confides in the camera, preferring a he-said/she-said approach over actual conversation. Their heartbreaking resentment shifts, however, when Sosa moves into the vacation home Youngsoon bought in the hopes of generating rental income only to discover she’s been swindled. A full-circle story of transformation that reflects and seriously questions Korean reunification through the lens of a broken mother-son bond and its mending, A Mother, Youngsoon sheds light on the systemic discrimination that threatens reconciliation and alienates all Koreans. (Hot Docs Festival, Angie Driscoll)

The Korean Cultural Centre is pleased to host an in-person K-Cinema Screening of the <A Mother, Youngsoon>(2022) and a Directors Talk with LEE Changjun. The event will be held on Tuesday, May 2, at the Korean Cultural Centre.

- Date: 2023. 05.02. (Tuesday) 18:00-20:30 (ET)
- Venue: Korean Cultural Centre (150 Elgin St #101, Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4)

- Registration form: https://forms.gle/x3cUXK9eTmVzVQb4A
-  80 applicants only, first-come, first-serve basis