Bittersweet joke

Paik, Yeon Ah. (Director). Kim, Ji Young. (Producer). Lee, Sun Young. (Cinematographer). Noh, You Jung. (Film editor). Park, Sang Ho. (Composer). GongBang Productions. (Added Author). Icarus Films. (Added Author).

Summary: "Hyung Sook refused to get married without love and has been raising her son Jun Seo on her own. Though her parents spurned her for having a child out of wedlock, she resolved to be strong and stand up for the rights of single mothers. Jun Seo, however, yearns to be with both his mother and father. Hyun Jin was dumped by her boyfriend as soon as he found out she was pregnant. He refuses to help raise their child, but she still hopes that one day he will change. This documentary Bittersweet Joke follows the experiences of different unwed mothers and the kind of challenges and discrimination they face raising a family on their own in contemporary Korea" ...Yesasia.com.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
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1 videodisc (52 min.) : digital, sd., col.
Publisher: [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Previously released by: GongBang Productions, 2011.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Lee Sun Young ; editor, Noh You Jung ; sound, Park Sang Ho.
Language Note:	In Korean and English with English subtitles.