The movie depicts the sorrows of growing old – a man suffering from dementia finds himself losing parts of his dignity day by day. In the end, it is the power of family's love that embraces that quiet walk into the night.
Acting
Shin Gu's fragile, disappearing presence is devastating.
Direction
Shin Sang-ok's final film — a master's quiet farewell.
Director
Shin Sang-ok
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Korean cinema's 'filial piety' tradition meets modern elder care crises — deeply resonant in East Asian family structures.
Legendary director Shin Sang-ok made this at 96, essentially directing his own meditation on mortality. His actual final film.
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