Storyline
This is the story of Sook-ja (Moon Hee-kyung), a female diver in the beautiful Jeju Islands who has lived a tough life, and her childish son Yool (Yeon Joon). Young man Yool dreams of becoming a writer. One day he discovers his mother, Sook-ja, has terminal cancer, but she refuses to get treated and continues diving in the water. Yool gives up his dreams as a writer and goes to his brother-in-law to ask for a job just so he can change his mother's mind. One evening, Yool comes home drunk and upset. Sook-ja can't bear the sudden pain and wakes up her drunken son.
Cast & Crew
Moon Hee-kyung
Sook-ja
Lead
Uh Sung-wook
Yool
Kim Eun-ju
Yang Ae-ran
YJ
Yum Jung-hoon
Yang Ji-hoon
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Koh Hoon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eomung is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
