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  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m

Summary When their mother needs to leave in order to find their estranged father, seven year-old Jin and her younger sister, Bin, are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small piggy bank and their mother's promise to return when it is full, the two young girls are forced to acclimate to changes in their family life. Coun...

Directed By: So Yong Kim

Written By: So Yong Kim

  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2009
  • Not Rated
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 29 m

Treeless Mountain

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary When their mother needs to leave in order to find their estranged father, seven year-old Jin and her younger sister, Bin, are left to live with their Big Aunt for the summer. With only a small piggy bank and their mother's promise to return when it is full, the two young girls are forced to acclimate to changes in their family life. Coun...

Directed By: So Yong Kim

Written By: So Yong Kim

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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14% Mixed
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100
A minimalist masterpiece.
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90
Treeless Mountain is skillfully unsentimental--because of, but also despite, the presence of two irresistible, unself-conscious performers in virtually every scene.
By J. Hoberman FULL REVIEW
88
The movie is thoroughly engrossing from the opening frame to the end credits, and it’s a beautiful viewing experience.
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80
Both lovely and wrenching, So Yong Kim's intimate drama feels so honest, it's often difficult to watch.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
70
Kim is deft and sensitive with her tiny co-stars, but Treeless Mountain lacks the freshness and surprise of "In Between Days."
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70
Without wallowing in sentimentality or judging any of her characters, Kim has drawn a mature portrait of an elementary school girl old before her time and a loss of childhood that rings true on every level.
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50
The problem is that while the children are lovely because they are children, there is nothing inherently interesting about them or their lives.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Parts and Labor, Soandbrad
Release Date Apr 22, 2009
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

VC FilmFest - Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 3 Nominations
Tokyo FILMeX
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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