Bae Doo Na, Lomon, Ryu Seung Beom, and More Confirmed for the Cast of "Family Plan" Tells the story of So Hee, a high school girl who has to go on field training to a call center and the story of a female detective, Yoo Jin, who has doubts about it. (Source: Naver) ~~ Release dates: May 25, 2022 (Festival) || Feb 8, 2023 (Cinema) Edit Translation
- English
- Русский
- Українська
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- Native Title: 다음 소희
- Also Known As: Daeum Sohee , Daeum Sohui , The Next Sohee
- Screenwriter & Director: July Jung
- Genres: Mystery, Drama
Cast & Credits
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![Kim Shi Eun in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Kim Shi Eun in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Kim Shi EunSo HeeMain Role -
![Bae Doo Na in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Bae Doo Na in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Bae Doo NaYoo JinMain Role -
![Shim Hee Sub in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Shim Hee Sub in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Shim Hee SubLee Jun HoSupport Role -
![Choi Hee Jin in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Choi Hee Jin in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Choi Hee JinLee Bo RamSupport Role -
![Kim Woo Kyum in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Kim Woo Kyum in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Kim Woo KyumDetective BaeSupport Role -
![Park Woo Young in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)]( "Park Woo Young in Next Sohee Korean Movie (2022)")
Park Woo YoungDong HoSupport Role
Reviews
No one will be able to make a difference
Screened as the closing film in 2022 Cannes, the director aims to expose the weakness of this gruesome capitalist system that strips off every little hope in the youths and basically makes them a robot everyday earning pennies. It all started from a forced internship program as a school curricular, exploitation on cheap labor yet doing demanding and unforgiving task. It's extremely sad to to watch it as we're all basically going through the same thing everyday, and no one will be able to make a difference as it is deemed as a reality for everyone to survive.Was this review helpful to you?
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How much is a life worth?
How much is a life worth? Not much, I'm afraid. This film is about a streetwise, headstrong high schooler who gets her passions and aspirations beaten out of her by the cruel machinations of this capitalist society. Everyone in this film is graded by how much they are "worth" - from the call centre staff being measured by their commissions/sales amounts, to the schools being graded on how many students have successfully found employment. There is no leeway for error; falling down the ranks means being fired or having a school shut down. Every worker - be it an intern, police officer or teacher is essentially reduced to a number on an excel sheet, dispensable and replaceable. "If you can't take it, just quit! No one is forcing you to stay" is a phrase thrown flippantly around by the management of the company that had the greatest hand in causing So Hee's demise. If only life were that simple, to be able to escape this rat race at any point you desire. Does anybody actually desire to be a cog in a machine, slaving away for profits that you would never even receive? Alas, when quitting means disappointing a "respected" teacher, being threatened with expulsion and worsening an already bad family financial situation, it seems that death is the only answer.Personal opinions of our current society aside, this film has done a great job in highlighting the injustices of a capitalistic society that reduces the worth of a human being down to a single number. The acting is amazing, though the cinematography is straight to the point, in an almost documentary like style which is quite befitting to the theme of this film. It is a bleak slow burn with no resolution, and Bae Donna's character's mission to find the truth is akin to the fight between David and Goliath. But in the end, that's what life is right? When the rich get richer and the poor continue to suffer and have their voices silenced, injustices are covered up and victims have nowhere to go. Since this film is based on a real life incident, I can only hope the "real" So Hee has found peace at last.
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