Han Gong-ju
Against her will, the young high school student Han Gong-ju becomes involved in a nasty situation. Neglected by her parents, she has to move away and change schools. A victim of circumstance, Gong-ju does everything she can to avoid drawing attention to herself. But this changes when her new classmate Eun-hee recognises her vocal talent and recommends her to the a capella school choir. (Festival Catalogue Fribourg 2014)
Han Gong-ju, a young high-school student, is a victim of gang rape. With great dramatic power this film denounces a sexist society which blames its victims and isolates them socially. It is possible to find within oneself the resources necessary to overcome such a tragedy, and the character of Han Gong-ju is swimming against the current of a certain kind of fatalism which would deny that life can triumph over death.