Bori, an 11-year-old girl in a seaside village, is the only family member who can hear. As an elementary school student, Bori becomes more and more accustomed to talking with her friends while finding it hard to communicate with her family in sign language.
Acting
Kim Ah-song's wordless longing will wreck you.
Sound
Brilliant sound design: what Bori hears vs. silence her family lives in.
Direction
Kim Jin-yu's patient observation, never pitying.
Director
Kim Jin-yu
Kim Ah-song
Bo-ri
Lee Rin-ha
Jung-woo
Kwak Jin-seok
Hae-jin
Heo Ji-na
Mother
Hwang Yoo-rim
Eun-jeong
Kim Jong-goo
Grandfather
Kim Ja-young
Auntie
Choi Dae-sung
Eun-jeong's Father
Shin Woo-hee
Policewoman
Im Ho-kyoung
Doctor
Lee Bo-ram
Clothing Store Owner
Jung Yi-rang
Supermarket Middle-Aged Woman
Heo Jeong-do
Football Newscaster (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Features authentic Korean Sign Language (KSL) with deaf actors, rare in Korean cinema's typically hearing-centric disability portrayals.
The title 'Bori' means 'barley'—a humble, overlooked grain, reflecting how she sees herself in her family.
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