The Recorder Exam
Mom... do you think I'm pretty? What's pretty about me?
Dramaelementary schoolfamily1980sfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipshort filmseoul, south koreaparents and childmusic lessons
A tender, melancholic portrait of a nine-year-old girl's quiet struggle for validation within her family, anchored by the anxiety of a recorder exam.
Nine-year old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder exam as she struggles to find a place within her own family.
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