A wrong number becomes a bridge across 70 years of division — and your heart won't survive intact.
Jeong-eun is embarrassed that her mother, who is suffering from dementia, wants to meet and call her sister from who was separated with due to the Korean War. However, Jeongeun accidentally receives a wrong call from a North Korean woman and is asked a favor.
Acting
Lee Jung-eun carries worlds in silence.
Direction
Boo Ji-young maximizes every minute.
Writing
Economy that devastates without melodrama.
Director
Boo Ji-young
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was produced as part of the 'Korean Short Film Collection: Family' initiative examining divided families, a wound affecting over 100,000 Koreans separated since 1953.
Lee Jung-eun later won international acclaim in Parasite; this short showcases her ability to anchor entire emotional universes in minimal screen time.
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