Your parents fought wars, built nations, and now they can't even read the TV menu. Ouch.
65 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe old man in the old traditional society was treated in his own way, whether at home or in society, as an adult. These days, however, they have been left out of the limelight due to computer Internet and digital devices, big and small. Even on TV entertainment programs, subtitles appear and most of them stand with bank accounts at bank windows, and no one talks to the elderly at home. (The cell phones are always in their hands, the ears, the MP's in their eyes, the computers) Now the elderly are only accepted as slow, stuffy, stubborn, and useless. The relationship between parents and children is even more so.
Acting
Shin Sung Il's silent devastation hits harder than any dialogue.
Writing
Unflinching portrayal of elder invisibility in modern Korea.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Korea's rapid smartphone adoption, this predates global debates about elder tech literacy by nearly a decade. Director Im was reportedly inspired watching his own father struggle with ATM machines.
The scene where Jong Il speaks to an empty house while his family texts in adjacent rooms was shot in a real multi-generational home; the silence wasn't scripted — the actors were actually ignored by crew members instructed to use devices.
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