A Girl At My Door DVD – Sae-ron Kim, Doona Bae

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play  Young-nam (Doona Bae) was a top graduate of the Korean police academy but due to misconduct is transferred to a post at a small seaside village On her first patrol she encounters the mysterious Dohee; a young girl excluded by her local community As Young-nam adapts to her new life she witnesses Dohee s situation and is compelled to protect the girl from her family by letting her move in All is well with this unconventional arrangement until Dohee s drunken father decides he wants her back Having premiered in Un Certain Regard Cannes Film Festival A GIRL AT MY DOOR is a fresh and rare gem directed and written by July Jung (one of the few female filmmakers to have emerged from South Korea) and produced by Lee Changdong who directed masterpieces POETRY and SECRET SUNSHINE

July Jung writes and directs this South Korean drama. After being charged with personal misconduct, promising police academy graduate Lee Young-nam (Bae Doona) is sent from Seoul to the quiet seaside town of Yeosu where she meets withdrawn 14-year-old local Sun Do-hee (Kim Sae-ron). After Do-hee’s grandmother is fatally injured in a tragic accident, Young-nam takes the troubled teenager into her care to protect her from the abuse of her violent, drunken stepfather Park Yong-ha (Song Sae-byeok). But when Young-nam’s past catches up with her in Yeosu, her interference into the influential family’s affairs brings unwanted attention upon her.

Young-nam was a top graduate of the Korean police academy, but due to misconduct is transferred to a post at a small seaside village. On her first patrol she encounters the mysterious Dohee; a young girl excluded by her local community. As Young-nam adapts to her new life, she witnesses Dohee’s situation and is compelled to protect the girl from her family by letting her move in. All is well with this unconventional arrangement until Dohee’s drunken father decides he wants her back.