Missing Woman

'Missing: Sarajin Yeoja', 2016

A struggling divorcee discovers her infant daughter and Chinese nanny have gone missing.

A struggling divorcee discovers her infant daughter and Chinese nanny have gone missing.

Director

Eon-hie Lee

Runtime

100 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Drama

Keywords

title directed by female, kidnapping, interracial marriage, organ trade, false identity

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Missing Woman

Eon-hie Lee, 2016

General Information

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Countries

Korea South

Country of filming

Korea South

Languages

English

Color

Color

Awards

Women in Film Korea Festival

Winner

2017

Actress Award

Women in Film Korea Award

Winner(s): Ji-won Uhm

Storyline

A struggling divorcee discovers her infant daughter and Chinese nanny have gone missing.

Ji-Sun (Uhm Ji-Won) and her physician ex-husband are fighting over custody of their daughter Da-Eun. While trying to perform her job at a PR company, Ji-Sun juggles time with her daughter and winning her difficult custody battle. Ji-Sun recently hired a Korean-Chinese nanny, Han-Mae (Kong Hyo-Jin), to help watch over Da-Eun. One evening, Ji-Sun comes back home from work, but Han-Mae and Da-Eun are not there. Ji-Sun desperately searches for her daughter. The outcome of her custodial battle and job commitments linger in the background. Meanwhile, Han-Mae's story is slowly revealed.

Summary

A struggling divorcee discovers her infant daughter and Chinese nanny have gone missing.

Synopsis

Ji-Sun (Uhm Ji-Won) and her physician ex-husband are fighting over custody of their daughter Da-Eun. While trying to perform her job at a PR company, Ji-Sun juggles time with her daughter and winning her difficult custody battle. Ji-Sun recently hired a Korean-Chinese nanny, Han-Mae (Kong Hyo-Jin), to help watch over Da-Eun. One evening, Ji-Sun comes back home from work, but Han-Mae and Da-Eun are not there. Ji-Sun desperately searches for her daughter. The outcome of her custodial battle and job commitments linger in the background. Meanwhile, Han-Mae's story is slowly revealed.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Ji-won Uhm

Actress

Hyo-Jin Kong

Actress

Joon Go

Actor

Crew

Director

Eon-hie Lee

Screenwriter

Eun-mi Hong

Screenwriter

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