An Omnivorous Family's Dilemma

Overview

This film takes place during the winter of last year when there was a nationwide slaughter of livestock to put a stop to the foot-and-mouth disease. Filmmaker Yun witnesses hundreds of pigs buried alive in a neighborhood farm. She suddenly realizes that she has never seen a pig before, and decides to follow its life closely. Yun goes deep into the mountains to meet a pig farmer who raises his pigs in a traditional way. Observing the daily routines of the mother pig Ship-soon and her piglet Don-soo, Yun discovers new facts she has never known before. As she develops a bond with the lovely pigs and acknowledges another side of the farm and meat industry, it becomes more difficult for her to enjoy pork cutlets as she used to. And to make matters worse, her husband and young son, Do-young, are not making her choice of daily menus easier. As she falls into a deep dilemma, what is she supposed to do? Her awareness about eating meat begins to penetrate her every day.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 7, 2015

Original language

Korean

Spoken languages

Korean

Countries

South Korea

Production

Cinema Dal,Studio DUMA

Cast

Hwang Yoon

Director

Hwang Yoon

Producer

Kim Il-kwon

Cinematography

Shin Im-ho,Kim Gu-young

Music

Kim Hae-won

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt4282926