15th(2013)
Yoame Escamilla del ARENAL
Irene is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Maria, her daughter, tries to accompany her during the process, but the mother refuses. One morning, Irene asks Maria for help. Mother and daughter have to rid themselves of their attempt to deny the disease.
Irene is receiving treatments for cancer, and her daughter María wants to stay by her side. However, Irene refuses María\'s help. The weight of Irene\'s disease is lightened by Irene\'s silly jokes, made in an attempt to break the silence between them, and also through the thin smiles they share in the mirror, but the weight of the disease always returns and sinks down. The time the mother and daughter share together in their daily life and the director\'s thoughts about the independent, yet intimate, relationship between the mother and daughter vividly stand out in the film. [HONG So-in]
Synopsis
Irene is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Maria, her daughter, tries to accompany her during the process, but the mother refuses. One morning, Irene asks Maria for help. Mother and daughter have to rid themselves of their attempt to deny the disease.
Program Note
Irene is receiving treatments for cancer, and her daughter María wants to stay by her side. However, Irene refuses María\'s help. The weight of Irene\'s disease is lightened by Irene\'s silly jokes, made in an attempt to break the silence between them, and also through the thin smiles they share in the mirror, but the weight of the disease always returns and sinks down. The time the mother and daughter share together in their daily life and the director\'s thoughts about the independent, yet intimate, relationship between the mother and daughter vividly stand out in the film. [HONG So-in]
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