A Woman Dancing on the Waves

A Woman Dancing on the Waves

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Release Date

10/9/2026

Runtime

100 mins

Overview

Choi Se-dam's grandmother, Yoon Young-ja, wanted to write a novel titled A Woman Dancing on the Waves. She spent her life as a shaman, building the family up from nothing. But she never managed to write the novel and eventually forgot who the 'woman dancing on the waves' was. Making her grandmother, who is gradually losing her memory, the protagonist, Choi unfolds a strange and remarkable family history.

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Budget

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Revenue

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A meditation on an unfulfilled creative dream and a grandmother's fading memories, told through intimate observation of her life as a shaman. It's a touching excavation of what gets left behind, and what remains.

Mood

WistfulContemplativeMelancholic

Themes

MemoryFamilyArt and creation

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-likeNaturalistic

Structure

Framed flashback

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