Join us for the second of two K-Cinema screening events in January exploring the importance of family and connection, featuring the timely 2022 comedy-drama Take Care of My Mom (말임씨를 부탁해).

When family members feel more like strangers than a hired caretaker, what is an aging parent to do? Malim (Kim Yeong-ok), age 85 and living alone, finds her independent lifestyle increasingly difficult to maintain. Her son, faced with his own financial and family burdens, is simply unavailable, and Malim’s discomfort is only worsened by the quirky but sincere caretaker he sends. When the Seollal (Lunar New Year) holiday brings the family together, tensions finally explode out into the open.

Director Park Kyung-mok's impactful feature debut Take Care of My Mom (2022) confronts the reality of caring for aging parents, a major societal challenge in modern Korea where a rapidly aging population has collided with a low birth rate and relentless economic pressure.

Take Care of My Mom (말임씨를 부탁해)

Director: Park Kyung-mok

Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 5:30 PM (seating opens at 5:00 PM)

Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. (2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW)

Free with an RSVP! Complimentary snacks. In Korean with English subtitles. Not rated. 110 minutes.

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