Permission to Exist (2020)
1h 45m
Running Time
December 3, 2020Release Date
Permission to Exist (2020)
1h 45m
Running Time
December 3, 2020Release Date
Plot.
In just sixty years, South Korea went from being one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent to having the 12th largest economy in the entire world. Every year, it is measured that Korean students have some of the highest test scores and a higher rate of acceptance into Ivy League schools compared to all other nations. But on the flip side, South Korea also has one of the highest suicide rates in the developed world, the highest gender pay gap of all developed countries, and the highest plastic surgery rate per capita. Always expected to receive top scores and constantly bombarded by media and messages that seem to demand nothing short of visual “perfection,” how do these individuals come to accept and learn to love themselves as they are?
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Cast & Crew.
Yoojin Lee
Actress
Kelley Katzenmeyer
Director
Douglas Blush
Writer
Bo Yeon Kim
Writer
Paul Stafford
Writer
Cheol-Young Kim
Producer
Ryan Brideau
Music
Kierra Gray
Music
Jaeho Lee
Producer
Pascal Le Beouf
Music
Brian Bell
Composer
Steffen Schmidt
Music
Brian Bell
Composer
Max Witt
Music
Steve Milligan
Cinematography
Jae Ho Lee
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
high school
mental health
musical
suicide
acceptance
self-discovery
standardized tests
south korea
college entrance exams