Dong-Hyun is still a child when he moves from South-Korea to Canada with his mother, So-Young, in the hope of building a better future. The love of her life—a former soldier suffering from schizophrenia—has died by suicide, and in this new land of supposed prosperity and tolerance, she yearns for a fresh start. While she does everything in her power to make this happen, Dong-Hyun struggles to navigate the differences between his own culture and that of the Canadian suburbs. This tender film by Anthony Shim beautifully captures a complex and emotionally layered story—particularly when Dong-Hyun and his mother return to South Korea—and draws inspiration from Shim’s own childhood as the son of Korean migrants in Canada. -Lucas

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