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Pansy and Ivy

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2000 | 60 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

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Who'll love it
A natural pick for people who love relationship stories and anyone with a complicated family (so, everyone). Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. Family ties get tested in ways that ring true.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr. Done before bedtime.
What might put you off
  • It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

Soo-jung and Yun-jung are sisters in their 20s and 30s, both physically challenged since birth. Like other women, romance, sex, marriage, and having children are concerns in their lives. The filmmaker records their social life with a close but unpatronizing gaze, as they fall in love, break up, study porn videos, and dream about having their own children. Conventional Korean values die hard, as we see from the voices of the people around them, while the sisters themselves never cease to smile, to sing, and to try to enjoy life despite the odds.

How it earned its rating

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kye Un-kyoung