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Set in a South Korean orphanage circa 1975 and featuring a concentrated, thoroughly convincing perf by preteen Kim Sae-ron, “A Brand New Life” is an admirably un-manipulative drama about the impermanence of relationships and the resilience of kids in the face of it. Drawing on her own childhood experience as an orphan living with Catholic nuns in Seoul, first-time writer-director Ounie Lecomte has made a film that’s emotionally and aesthetically involving in almost every shot. Only an imperfect DV-to-35mm transfer minimizes the impact of a picture that remains intimately and movingly focused on a bereft 9-year-old girl’s p.o.v.

Introduced riding on the handlebars of her father’s bicycle and wearing a wide smile, young Jin-hee (Kim) is soon dropped at a Catholic orphanage by Dad, who has no intention of coming back. As the stark reality of her situation begins to sink in, Jin-hee rebels by spending part of a night outside in the cold, decapitating Christmas gift dolls and threatening to escape. Given the choice to leave on her own, the girl maturely opts to stay and form attachments to other young residents such as 11-year-old Sook-hee (Park Do-yeon), whose relative success in the orphanage gives her better odds of being adopted — and thus taken away from depressed Jin-hee.

Warmly observed scenes of these two friends sneaking extra pieces of cake, tending to a sick bird and practicing simple English phrases are bittersweet for our sense that Sook-hee will soon succeed in finding a brand new life. Jin-hee, meanwhile, deliberately blows her interview with prospective parents; by this point, she’s finally getting adjusted to life in the orphanage.

Excruciatingly sad at points, Lecomte’s film is nonetheless possessed of a pleasingly light touch that suits her tale of a buoyant girl’s survival. It proceeds at an agreeably slow pace, adhering to emotional details at every turn.

A Brand New Life 2009 DVDrip x264.mkv

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Container:	Matroska
Runtime:	1h 32mn
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DXVA:	Compatible
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https://nitro.download/view/61DEA57B5631E23/A_Brand_New_Life_2009_DVDrip_x264.mkv

Language(s):Korean
Subtitles:English, Korean

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Soon-Young (Kim Sae-Ron) is a young girl who is the head of her family. She lives with her mentally handicapped father (Jo Yong-Suk), unscrupulous uncle (Lee Chun-Hee) and younger sister Soon-Ja (Kim Ah-Ron) who is always ill. Younger sister Soon-Ja plays with her Barbie doll everyday and dreams of one day living in the United States. Meanwhile, Mang-Taek comes into contact with an American man interested in adopting a healthy Korean girl. Mang-Taek arranges a deal for the American man to adopt Soon-Young. When her younger sister Soon-Ja hears of the adoption, she becomes jealous and asks to take the place of her older sister. When the American man and his young daughter arrive to take Soon-Young, the uncle, Soong-Young and Soon-Ja must decide who is to go. The American father has an ulterior motive for the adoption.

1.68GB | 1h 38m | 720×364 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/68B233DB4DECF31/Barbie.2011.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv
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https://fikper.com/nWZhqCtT5W/Barbie.2011.DVDRIP.x264.AC3.KJNU.mkv

Language:Korean,English
Subtitles:English,Korean hardsubbed for English dialogue

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Synopsis:
Young-nam was a promising graduate of the police academy before she was transferred to the small seaside village, which was caused by her misconduct. On her first day to the village, she encounters with Dohee who is the girl living in the town, seeming to have somewhat gloomy looking face. As Young-nam tries to accommodate with her new surroundings, an accident of Dohee’s grandma getting killed by falling in the seashore cliff happens. As to protect the girl from her stepfather’s abuse, Young-nam let Dohee stay at her place but things turn out to be more mysterious as she gets to know her.

3.07GB | 1h 59m | 1024×554 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/A1608491C023F7E/Dohee-ya.AKA.A.Girl.a.My.Door.2014.576p.BluRay.x264.mkv

Language(s):Korean
Subtitles:English,Japanese,Polish

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