It's no wonder that it can make people cry, it's so heartwarming!
As for the many exclamations of the prison environment in this film: "The conditions in Korean prisons are so good? Better than the dormitory I live in..." , I think it is to better fit the theme of "music and love" , the reason why the prison dormitory has become more homely.
If you insist on discussing the real environment of the prison, it seems to have lost the original intention of the film. So, for film props and backgrounds, a little beautification is allowed without being so nervous.
The main group of people in this film are: female prisoners in Qingzhou Women's Prison. Five female prisoners lived in a cell in Qingzhou Women's Prison.
No. 1 person: Female prisoner No. 572, formerly known as Hong Zhenhui, she was pregnant with her husband because she was seriously suspicious of her domestic violence, and accidentally killed him when she resisted, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
She served her sentence while pregnant and gave birth to her son Min-woo in prison.
(There is a hint at the beginning of the film: (South Korea) criminal law stipulates that when a female prisoner is giving birth in prison, she can raise and raise children in prison until the child is 18 months old.) Because the black-hearted coach pocketed the bonus, she accidentally killed him when she taught him a lesson.
No. 3: A former nightclub singer, a mother who took out loan sharks for her two baby daughters, committed crimes because she couldn't bear the threats of bastards.
No. 4: The oldest eldest sister, she was a professor of music university when she was young. Because she saw her husband cheating on her teaching assistant with her own eyes, she drove into them in a rage.
's young daughter Hyun-joo has since been called "the daughter of a murderer" and has been living a miserable life, and she cannot be forgiven.
Hyun-joo resists the letter her mother wrote to her in prison. I don't want to have any more contact with my mother.
Number 5: The new cellmate in the cell, named Jiang Yumei. She was abused by her stepfather since she was a child, and when she grew up, her stepfather tried to take advantage of her and hurt her. In order to protect herself, Youmei picked up the heavy object at hand and hit her stepfather on the head.
But the mother who came to the scene saw the situation and did not comfort her, who was frightened and emotionally out of control. What followed was a complaint and a beat: "What did you do? What did you do?"
After that, Yumi came to the prison begging for death and committed suicide many times. She had a estrangement with her mother. Yumi never came to visit her mother in prison.
Everyone in the room has a heart-wrenching story.
For Yoo Mi and eldest sister: living day by day is more fear and pain.
Obviously, the screenwriters tell their stories from the standpoint of "understanding" them, so people don't feel any accusations and extremes.
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Music and Love Her initial thought was just that people sang so well. And she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to set up a choir to get an amnesty opportunity to accompany her son when she could accompany her son for half a year.
But she has no talent for singing, she will make her son Minyu cry when she sings.
The important people who contributed to the establishment of the choir are the eldest sister and Yumi.
Yumi has studied music before and is a vocal major.
but she initially resisted joining and contradicted everyone. Sister
once again said to Yumei during the conversation: "I'm tired, I'm tired too. But since it's already like this, why don't you live with a smile for the rest of the time?"
The mother's eldest sister gang touched the love and understanding that Youmi was most looking forward to in her heart. She reconciled with the eldest sister and served as the soprano of the chorus. Sister
played her part as the soul of the choir - the conductor.
The kind-hearted Kong Naying prison guard served as the piano accompaniment. The
chorus helped the female prisoners who were at odds to open up their hearts, put aside their prejudices, and awakened the vitality of the female prisoners. During the performance, they were greatly praised by the director and the warden.
The choir has been established for four years, and also got the opportunity to go out to perform, that is, to participate in the National Women's Choir Competition held at the Seoul Cultural Center on Christmas Eve at the end of the year, they named the choir "harmony", participated as a special guest, and could also invite The family watched their performance.
Even the always ruthless Section Chief Fang was moved by their wonderful performances.
can be said that a baby has changed the female prisoners in the prison, or it can be said that the love brought by music has passed through the hearts of each of them.
music provides female prisoners with spiritual comfort, helps them share a lot of pain, and helps them increase the power of forgiveness.
is like the scene at the end of the performance where the female prisoners and their families meet: the eldest sister's daughter silently watches her mother's performance, and Yumi hugs her mother who is walking out.
behind the scenes quietly put a lot of effort into trying to help the female prisoners and their families have a friendly relationship with the prison guard Kong.
this cell, but also staged a family-like friendship.
This prison is like a big family that is not related by blood, but loves each other.
is one of the core characters of the film. She has been in prison for the longest time and is also the kindest one.
gave Minyu a lot of love like a grandma. To Yumi, she persuaded her like a mother.
's biological daughter can't forgive her past mistakes, but she treats the other female prisoners in the same room as lovingly as she treats her own daughter.
Even Zhenhui called her "Mom" when she finally begged her not to leave the room.
The line of Zhenhui and Minyu focuses on expressing the deep bond between mother and son.
integrates the separated mother-son relationship into the plot, and it takes minutes to make people cry.
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Marginal prejudice
Just like society's habitual prejudice against prisoners, they always believe that prisoners should not have the same personal dignity as ordinary people.
Section Chief Fang tore up the group photo taken by the inmates for the birthday of 1-year-old Minyu, and said to Zhenhui disdainfully: "Why, I'm very angry, right? If I knew this, I shouldn't have committed a crime in the first place, you said. Isn't that right?"
faced the eldest sister who pleaded, and Section Chief Fang said: "Who told her to give birth to a child in prison?"
When Zhenhui told the eldest sister about the idea of setting up a choir, the eldest sister said: "What kind of music do murderers make?" I also involuntarily put myself in the role of a marginal person.
Minyu had a fever, and the doctor said something casually after giving the child an injection: "Boy, it's your mother who committed the crime, not yours. Why do you cry and wink?" Look low with tinted glasses.
Even before the show, they face the wall to avoid a line of officials in the aisle. Also because a lady accidentally dropped the diamond ring she took off, the choir was also misunderstood by the stolen diamond ring, and was forcibly stripped and searched by the other security personnel.
The prison guards wanted to stop and protect them, and said to the other security guard: "You are violating human rights." protection, but brought endless trampling. Their grievances are many, many, many.
is okay, the director who heard the news rushed over to maintain their due dignity.
Mei Zhong slightly regrets that the eldest sister could not continue to be with them.
has been reinstated because of the 13-year-old death penalty.
, Miss 521, who spent decades in prison, was executed.
But what makes her less regrettable is that before the execution, she returned home to reunite with her daughter and son-in-law, and had dinner together, and was forgiven by her daughter.
is a mixed blessing.
"Harmony" has a happy place and a tear-jerking place. After all, it still makes us feel the great power of music and love.
