At That Time Jessi Was 20

Directed by Han Myeong-goo (한명구)

Written by • Han Myeong-goo (한명구) • Kim Hwa-jeong (김화정)

147min | Release date in South Korea: 2023/12/14

Synopsis
A woman who was born as a mute in a poor fisherman's village, has never been to school, has never learned proper writing, and runs away recklessly after falling into becoming a plaything for the men in the neighborhood.

Jessi, the main character, becomes a housekeeper, wanders in an unfamiliar street, and lives as a street prostitute. Jessi who becomes a military base village princess, and her instinct for life that should never be experienced while traveling to and from prison falls to the bottom, but one day meets an American captain and becomes his formal wife and maintains a peaceful life.

A film recorded with the silent years of a woman in this land and the tears of that day.