Film: Boomerang Family

April 14, 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Center for Korean Studies

The Center for Korean Studies spring 2015 film series wraps up with Boomerang Family (고령화 가족), a 2013 feature directed by Song Hae-sung. The film's plot: In-mo is a man in serious distress because his first movie as a director was a big failure, his wife has left him for another man, and he is unable to pay rent. Depressed, he decides to hang himself. He is saved by a phone call from his mother inviting him for dinner, which leads to a change of plan. He decides to move back into his mother’s house. His older brother Han-mo is already living there after being released from prison. Han-mo is an unemployed ex-gangster with five criminal convictions. The two are soon joined by their younger sister, Mi-yeon, who arrives with her rebellious teenage daughter, Min-kyung. She is about to divorce her second husband and has no place to stay. The once quiet and serene home of their mother is forever shattered when the three grown-up children return for a family reunion.

Korean films are shown with English subtitles. Admission is free and open to all. For this series finale, light refreshments will be served at 5:30 p.m. The film screening begins at 6:30 p.m.


Event Sponsor
Center for Korean Studies, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Merclyn Labuguen, (808) 956-7041, merclyn@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/

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