Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
Directed by Iris K. Shim
farm
east asian lead
death of mother
motherhood
woman director
korean american
mother daughter relationship
korean
Rank
#333 in 2022·#8713 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.2 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Sandra Oh
Amanda
Fivel Stewart
Chris
Dermot Mulroney
Danny
Odeya Rush
River
MeeWha Alana Lee
Umma
Tom Yi
Mr. Kang
Crew
Iris K. Shim
Director
Iris K. Shim
Writer
Roque Baños
Original Music Composer
Kevin Greutert
Editor
André Øvredal
Executive Producer
Zhou Tao
Executive Producer
Sam Raimi
Producer
Sandra Oh
Executive Producer
Zainab Azizi
Producer
Peter Luo
Executive Producer
Andrew Roberts
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Clear
Thanks
Popular Reviews
271 reviews
Lotus
8.0★ · 04/09/26
I like this movie and Sandra Oh in it, I don’t know what everyone is talking about
I like this movie and Sandra Oh in it, I don’t know what everyone is talking about
Jason w
5.0★ · 01/02/26
Immigrant stories and the relationship they have with their American born children need to be told (especially first gen) and I’m glad they are. This one’s just not that great.
Immigrant stories and the relationship they have with their American born children need to be told (especially first gen) and I’m glad they are. This one’s just not that great.
uma
2.0★ · 12/15/25
didn't even flinch
didn't even flinch
adeline
4.0★ · 05/22/25
i should not be yawning 20 mins into a 1hr 23min movie
i should not be yawning 20 mins into a 1hr 23min movie
Sarah
3.0★ · 05/09/25
Watched for the Anti-Criterion Challenge 2025: letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/the-anti-criterion-challenge-2025/
14/52: Starring Sandra Oh
Watched for the Anti-Criterion Challenge 2025: letterboxd.com/that1oboist/list/the-anti-criterion-challenge-2025/
