A wealthy couple seeks to secretly adopt the unborn child of an impoverished and troubled rural teenager, in this slow-burning and ultimately shocking drama from writer-director Albert Shin.
An acutely observed psychodrama from sophomore helmer Albert Shin, powered by three sterling performances.
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Liam Lacey
RTGlobe and MailFeb 13, 2015
It lacks a distinctive visual rhythm and the screenplay meanders, but it's thematically ambitious, and blunt in its portrayal of the bloody-minded demands of domestic bliss.
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Linda Barnard
RTToronto StarFeb 12, 2015
Making good use of the mist-shrouded rural South Korea setting to create moody tension, Shin's film builds slowly to a shattering finale that shocks as much as it surprises.
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David Nusair
RTReel Film ReviewsSep 16, 2014
...a well-crafted yet mostly uninvolving drama that's too long and too slow for its own good...
