The Recorder Exam
2011·Drama·29m
7.2
★
Nine-year old Eunhee anxiously prepares for her recorder exam as she struggles to find a place within her own family.
Directed by Kim Bora
elementary school
family
1980s
father daughter relationship
mother daughter relationship
short film
seoul, south korea
parents and child
music lessons
Trailer
IMDB
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Cast
Park Myung-shin
Mother
Jung In-gi
Father
Crew
Kim Bora
Director
Kim Bora
Writer
Kim Bora
Editor
Zoe Sua Cho
Producer
Popular Reviews
70 reviews
eugenia
8.0★ · 05/25/26
la experiencia canónica y traumática de toda familia: la flauta dulce
la experiencia canónica y traumática de toda familia: la flauta dulce
chérie
10.0★ · 04/18/26
“Mom… do you think I’m pretty? What’s pretty about me?”
This is actually a sensitive topic for me and watching it just brought me back to that feeling of being a kid who’s always waiting for approval and seeking validation.
I saw myself in Eun-hee. The way she has to tiptoe around her parents, carefully reading their moods before saying anything. The way asking for something so small can feel so difficult. It reminded me of how I used to wait for the right moment or hope they would bring it up first so I wouldn’t have to.
That’s why the morning jog scene hit so hard. Watching her try to keep up with him, hoping he’ll be the one to mention the recorder, was devastating. She wants to ask but she can’t bring herself to say it out loud. It felt very close to something I’ve lived through.
I just want to hug her so badly and tell her it’s going to be okay, that she doesn’t have to keep looking for validation and that one day she’ll feel seen and loved without having to ask for it.
“Mom… do you think I’m pretty? What’s pretty about me?”
This is actually a sensitive topic for me and watching it just brought me back to that feeling of being a kid who’s always waiting for approval and seeking validation.
I saw myself in Eun-hee. The way she has to tiptoe around her parents, carefully reading their moods before saying anything. The way asking for something so small can feel so difficult. It reminded me of how I used to wait for the right moment or hope they would bring it up first so I wouldn’t have to.
That’s why the morning jog scene hit so hard. Watching her try to keep up with him, hoping he’ll be the one to mention the recorder, was devastating. She wants to ask but she can’t bring herself to say it out loud. It felt very close to something I’ve lived through.
I just want to hug her so badly and tell her it’s going to be okay, that she doesn’t have to keep looking for validation and that one day she’ll feel seen and loved without having to ask for it.
giancarmine
8.0★ · 03/25/26
famiglia disfunzionale giappones
l’infanzia di lucia surano
tututututututu
l’infanzia di lucia surano
tututututututu
famiglia disfunzionale giappones
l’infanzia di lucia surano
tututututututu
l’infanzia di lucia surano
tututututututu
Twinkle
8.0★ · 02/18/26
This reminded me of how badly I wanted to be loved and praised when I was a child (I still do)
“Isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
This reminded me of how badly I wanted to be loved and praised when I was a child (I still do)
“Isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”
TiPRO
8.0★ · 02/12/26
Very admirable how much muted emotion less than 30 minutes were able to contain. Few short movies got me misty-eyed, child neglect is such a bitch
Very admirable how much muted emotion less than 30 minutes were able to contain. Few short movies got me misty-eyed, child neglect is such a bitch