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To start off, the quality of this film was extremely good for having been published in 2011. The film is definitely disturbing, and some scenes can even be considered traumatizing, especially for little kids, but the film was powerful as well, and the actors are all amazing.

I thought that the beginning of the film was a bit slow. There were many ways to introduce the two characters, and I think the way they chose wasn't brilliant, but the movie started off well when that scene ended. I thought that In-ho's character was a bit dense. He experienced the kids avoiding, even running away from him on his first day at the school but didn't question it much, and believed whatever the principal told him, which was that it was normal behavior. Due to his character being more passive than he should've been, I did like Yoo-jin as a character more. I think that all three child actors did an amazing job at portraying their characters, and I especially liked Min-su (Baek Seung-hwan)'s acting. I thought that his acting was very realistic, and the ending scene really made his character seem more realistic, as it showed that he was capable, and had his own train of thought, which he follows.

Before watching this film, I was aware that this case was based off a true story of a mute-deaf school in South Korea, however, I always find it easier to understand cases if there are films based off them, and this film was definitely realistic. It depicted the events which actually occured at the school. Overall, good film.

I just started watching Korean crime and other true story movies a while ago, and I haven't watched many, but this one is pretty good. I think that most, if not all protagonists/characters in this movie are quite likable, except for the abusive parents, of course. The actor who played the lawyer is very talented. He is caring to the children, while also being able to focus on his job and promotions. Both kids acted very well for being very young, and the movie is realistic.