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My Name

""Mom, live by your name now.""

South Korea, 1998: While the country moves closer towards democracy, Young-oak remains at odds with his female-connotated name while attending a boy's school where the air is thick with testosterone. The young man is struggling to fit in and find a new name among corrupt teachers and the teenagers' violent power games, which are as subtle as they are extreme. Behind his mother Jeong-sun's seemingly unflappable exterior, a past long repressed is reemerging, which she is reluctant to face. Yet confrontation is unavoidable – and it leads back to the national tragedy surrounding the Jeju Uprising of April 3rd, 1948.

Top Cast

  • Yeom Hye-ran

    Yeom Hye-ran

    Choi Jeong-sun

  • Shin Woo-bin

    Shin Woo-bin

    Lee Young-ok (young)

  • Choi Jun-woo

    Choi Jun-woo

    Ko Min-su (young)

  • Park Ji-bin

    Park Ji-bin

    Kyung-tae

  • Kim Gyu-ri

    Kim Gyu-ri

    Hee-ra

  • Jung In-woo

    Jung In-woo

    Kang So-young (young)

  • Yu Jun-sang

    Yu Jun-sang

    Lee Young-ok

  • Oh Ji-ho

    Oh Ji-ho

    Ko Min-su

  • Oh Yoon-ah

    Oh Yoon-ah

    Kang So-young

Overview

South Korea, 1998: While the country moves closer towards democracy, Young-oak remains at odds with his female-connotated name while attending a boy's school where the air is thick with testosterone. The young man is struggling to fit in and find a new name among corrupt teachers and the teenagers' violent power games, which are as subtle as they are extreme. Behind his mother Jeong-sun's seemingly unflappable exterior, a past long repressed is reemerging, which she is reluctant to face. Yet confrontation is unavoidable – and it leads back to the national tragedy surrounding the Jeju Uprising of April 3rd, 1948.

Rating

8.3 / 10
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