What if saving a child meant becoming a criminal? This teacher says screw the rules.
10.070 minSeason 1 • Episode 16
LatestTears flow as Cha Young Sin's family say their final goodbyes to their mother. After Young Sin's passing, Soo Jin takes Hye Na to Mooryeong Children's Shelter but promises her that one day they will be together again. In a quest to be reunited again, Soo Jin does whatever it takes to become Hye Na's legal guardian.
A young girl named Hye-Na is abused by her mother, Ja-Young. Although she is not okay, she tells other people she is alright. Soo-Jin is a temporary teacher at the elementary school where Hye-Na attends. Soo-Jin is aware of her situation and decides to become her mother.
Acting
Heo Yool, age 7, will destroy you. Oscar-worthy child performance.
Writing
Chung Seo-kyung flips the 'save the child' trope into something brutal.
Direction
Every frame withholds and punishes. Tight, suffocating craft.
Creator
Chung Seo-kyung
Lee Bo-young
Kang Soo-jin / Nam Soo-jin
Heo Yool
Kim Hye-na / Kim Yoon-bok
Ko Sung-hee
Shin Ja-young
Son Suk-ku
Lee Seol-ak
Lee Jae-yoon
Jeong Jin-hong
Lee Hye-young
Kang Young-shin / Cha Young-shin
Lee Jeong-yeol
Park Jae-beom
Nam Kee-ae
Nam Hong-hee
Jeon Hye-jin
Kang Yi-jin
Go Bo-gyeol
Kang Hyun-jin
Cho Han-cheul
Lee Chang-geun
Kang Ha-kyung
Park Kyung-seok
Song You-hyun
Song Ye-eun
Kim Young-jae
Eun-cheol
Jeon Mi-do
Ra-ra
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