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Movie Overview
Cast
Hee Yeon Kim
Mi-hyang Kim
Director
So Yong Kim
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Treeless Mountain (2009)
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(1 - 9) of 9
OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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4/5
"very real magic emanates from Treeless Mountain like vapor from a block of dry ice"
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin
"So Yong Kim's remarkable film never spells out exactly what Jin or Bin is thinking, the camera implies how they see."
PopMatters
Cynthia Fuchs
5/5
"A wonder-inducing drama about a six-year-old Korean girl who takes on adult responsibilities when she and her little sister are abandoned by their mother."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
53/100
"Kim is undoubtedly a skilled director, but she’s someone who seems more content to observe than state."
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
A-
"So Yong Kim's quiet film which takes its time observing the minutiae of every day life has an undercurrent of grander themes at play."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
3.5/4
"A work of tremendous poise and poignancy that assumes and articulates the perspective and emotional tenor of its two juvenile protagonists."
Slant Magazine
Nick Schager
B+
"...requires the commitment by the viewer to get involved in the lives of the little girls. But, for the real film buff, this is a true labor of love and worth the effort."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
5/10
"Children rule the day in this semi-autobiographical film by new film maker So Yong Kim but it comes off more as an exercise in filmmaking than entertainment."
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
"..the film is tender, touching and charming, a portrait of quiet resilience and sisterly devotion..."
Seanax.com
Sean Axmaker
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OFCS Rating: 89% Fresh
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