Jeong-hye gives a birth to a baby boy in the prison. Her and other inmates create a women's choir to compete in the national choir contest, to meet and greet their families and loving ones.
Acting
Yunjin Kim's silent suffering could stop hearts.
Score
The choir's 'Ave Maria' will haunt you.
Writing
Turns prison tropes into genuine human portraits.
Director
Kang Dae-gyu
Yunjin Kim
Jeong-hye Hong
Jang Young-nam
Section Chief Bang
Ji Sung-won
Hyeon-ju
Jeong Soo-young
Hwa-ja Ji
Lee Da-hee
Na-yeong Gong
Na Moon-hee
Kim Moon-ok
Park Jun-myun
Yeon-sil Kang
Kang Ye-won
Yu-mi Kang
Park Ji-yeon
Harmony Choir / Sil Soo-ro
Kim Jae-hwa
Kwon Dal-nyeo
Do Yong-gu
School Director
Park Hye-jin
Yu-mi's Mother
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real women's prison choir that inspired this film was disbanded shortly after—art imitated, then outlasted, life.
Korean 'tearjerker' cinema (melo) treats emotional manipulation as craft—this is textbook excellence, not apology.
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