Obsession beyond revenge 'Missing'

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I have a vivid imagination, so I often compare what happens in movies with real life, and among them, the movie that seems the most horrifying if it actually happened is "Missing: The Girl Who Disappeared." 


1. The Plot 

Ji-sun, a hardworking working mom, has a 13-month-old daughter, and she feels secure because Hanmae, a Chinese nanny, takes care of her as if she were her real mother.  One day, after coming home from work, she learns that Hanmae and her daughter have disappeared, and sets out to find them, but the Hanmae she knew was all a lie.  With the advice of a man who had been lingering around her home, she sets out to find Han Mae for real, and the truth she finally discovers comes as a shocking revelation. 


2. The Cast and Director 

At Jiseon Station, actress Um Ji-won played the role, and actress Gong Hyo-jin took on the role of Hanmae, the Chinese nanny. The film was directed by Lee Yeon-hee, a female director well known for the film “Take Care of My Cat.” It is a film famous for the meeting of the acclaimed actress Um Ji-won and actress Gong Hyo-jin. 


3. What to watch for 

True to its mystery horror genre, the film unfolds from the very beginning without a dull moment.  Especially heartbreaking and deeply moving is Ji-seon’s journey over the five days as she seeks Han-mae, making it impossible for viewers not to empathize with it.  Gong Hyo-jin’s acting was good, but this film especially stood out for Um Ji-won’s powerful performance as Ji-seon, so it would be best to watch the film following her acting closely. And Gong Hyo-jin’s acting transformation into a Korean-Chinese is also worth watching. 


4. Personal Review 

Maybe because there are many friends around me with children, when I watch movies like this, I often imagine them applying to real life.  Even the name of the nanny I trusted so deeply is a lie, and if she had taken my child and disappeared, it would have been a truly horrifying situation I wouldn’t even want to imagine. And I don’t think I can find Hanmae without reporting it to the police, like Jiseon. Jiseon’s situation was pitiful too, but Hanmae’s life after all the truth was revealed was so sad and heartbreaking. In particular, Gong Hyo-jin’s performance, which conveyed Han Mae’s feelings when she was driven out of the hospital, was very sad and moving.  Regardless of the fact that she is of Korean-Chinese descent, I want to tell her that her life itself was very hard and pitiful. I’ve watched this movie about three times, and even as I’m writing this review now, I feel like I want to watch it again because it was such an incredibly immersive film.  I recommend this film hoping that the real-life Jiseon and Hanmae do not exist.


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