The movie "When Life Gives You Tangerines" has been well received by audiences for many days. The film has both humorous and touching content about family affection, honoring the love and efforts of women.
The film is directed by Kim Won Seok, set in Jeju. The story revolves around Ae Sun (played by IU) and Gwan Sik (Park Bo Gum) - born and raised on Jeju Island.
Ae Sun is a girl with a personality and great ambitions. Gwan Sik is quiet and sincerely affectionate with Ae Sun.
Ae Sun was born into a poor family, her parents died early, and she struggled to survive. Inheriting her personality from her mother, she lived a hard life, did not bow her head, and always struggled to have a better life.
As director Kim Won Seok said, "the film is a tribute to the grandparents, grandfathers, fathers and mothers who have lived a life full of hardship, and is a song of encouragement for the girls and boys who will grow up in the future".
When watching the film, many viewers burst into tears because of grief for Ae Sun - the girl who grew up with many events. At that time, when the ideology of respecting male and female players was still deeply ingrained in the people's ideology, Ae Sun was expelled from school and eliminated because he wanted to study at university, and had to face harsh words.
When they got married, Ae Sun once again faced the pain of losing her child. The neighbors were heartbroken because "the whole ocean took Ae Sun's father, mother and child".
However, the love between her mother and Gwan Sik warmed Ae Sun. Joy News 24 commented on the film: "No great person. They are all ordinary people, you can see around us. Her mother's love for Ae Sun is so great that no one can beat her, and Gwan Sik's pure love for Ae Sun also has great strength.
Ae Sun and Gwan Sik are poor people and struggle to make a living, but they still love each other and move forward strongly."
Korean media commented that the depth of the relationship between the characters and the emotional acting of the actors is a factor that helps the film touch the hearts of millions of audiences.
Besides the main cast, actress Yeom Hye Ran plays Ae Sun's mother, actress Na Moon Hee plays Ae Sun's grandmother or the female sea characters all bring beautiful images of women in the sea who are patient and hardworking.
