Young Adult Matters

Young Adult Matters

A gritty expose of teenage hardship.

2021127 min6.8 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of two marginalized teenagers navigating pregnancy, homelessness, and social rejection with fragile solidarity.

Se-jin, a high school student, becomes pregnant and gets ostracized by her family and school. While wandering the streets, she meets Joo-yeong, an experienced runaway, and tries to get an abortion with Joo-yeong's help.

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