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Ajoomma

花路阿朱媽

Lunar New Year at VIFF

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A middle-aged, Korean-drama obsessed widow from Singapore travels out of the country for the first time to Seoul, and ends up getting lost. Her journey becomes an unexpected road of self discovery, as she comes to terms with the life she truly wants for herself, beyond her roles of daughter, wife, and mother.

 

Preceded by the short film Flavours of Hope: Nourishing Community, Cultivating Change (7 min)
A CBC documentary on Flavours of Hope, supporting immigrant and refugee women in turning their cooking into thriving businesses.

 

Presented by

         

Director

He Shuming

Cast

Hong Huifang, Jung Dong-Hwan, Kang Hyung Suk, Shane Pow, Yeo Jingoo

Credits
Country of Origin

Singapore/Korea

Year

2022

Language

In Mandarin and Korean with English subtitles

Content Warning

Violence

PG

Open to youth!

97 min

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Credits

Producer

Anthony Chen

Screenwriter

He Shuming, Kris Ong

Cinematography

Hwang Gyeonghyeon

Editor

Jasmine Ng, Armiliah Aripin

Original Music

Ting Si Hao

Art Director

Yoo Young Jong, Jocelyn Tay

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