Albert Shin : 2014
An affluent city woman and her husband arrive at a desolate farm in rural South Korea, where a pregnant teenager and her mother have agreed to let them adopt the girl's unborn child. The city woman stays to assist with the girl's pregnancy due to an arrangement that promises hope for the future of all three women. The city woman becomes accustomed to life on the farm; however, it becomes clear she is leading a double life. When speaking on the phone to friends and family, the woman pretends to be in the US. As days turn into weeks, she takes care of the pregnant girl and tries to earn her trust while the mother toils long hours in the fields. The relationship changes as the woman discovers that the girl's boyfriend is still in the picture and has been sneaking around the farm to be with her. Fearing that he will complicate the situation, the mother takes action and makes it known that his behaviour will not be tolerated. The woman, curious about the girl's suitor, gets to know him a little better. As weeks turn into long months, the girl becomes increasingly depressed by her isolation on the farm and her loneliness becomes suffocating, as does her life under the careful watch of the city woman. She soon uncovers the truth behind her boyfriend's absence, and her desperation to be free takes hold. Albert Shin's second feature premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2014.
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