Little Forest
2018 · 103 min · Director: Soon-rye Yim, Yim Soon-rye
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A young woman, after failing in an exam, comes back to her traditional village in Korea from the city. When she comes back, her mother has already eloped with someone; so, she has no other way but to stay alone in the house. Her two friends accompany her to make her feel comfortable. She makes uses of her mother's garden, which is called as LITTLE FOREST. She then uncovers her mother's secret of cooking and she starts living there during all the seasons of the year while harvesting the Little Forest.
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Little Forest (2018) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Satisfaction 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Nostalgia25%
- Satisfaction20%
- Empathy15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Nostalgia, Satisfaction. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Nostalgia and Satisfaction. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Happiness
- Hope
- Nostalgia
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Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Happiness
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Happiness | Hope | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Nostalgia | 27 % | 18 % | 8 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Happiness | 38 % | 30 % | 12 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Sadness | 48 % | 27 % | 12 % | 24 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Sadness | 55 % | 28 % | 12 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Happiness | 56 % | 39 % | 13 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sadness | 54 % | 44 % | 13 % | 35 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Happiness | 56 % | 46 % | 23 % | 35 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Hope | 54 % | 40 % | 31 % | 30 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Humor | 50 % | 34 % | 23 % | 36 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Nostalgia | 50 % | 30 % | 14 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 52 % | 28 % | 13 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Nostalgia | 55 % | 31 % | 16 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 55 % | 28 % | 21 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Humor | 53 % | 26 % | 21 % | 15 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Humor | 52 % | 32 % | 19 % | 12 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Happiness | 49 % | 32 % | 24 % | 20 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 55 % | 28 % | 43 % | 27 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Hope | 66 % | 32 % | 61 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 95′ | Hope | 68 % | 38 % | 67 % | 35 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 100′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Young Hye-won
Hye-won's Friend
Hye-won's Friend
Jae-ha's Ex-girlfriend
Convenience Store Customer
NACF employee
NACF employee
NACF employee
NACF employee
Details
- Directed by
- Soon-rye Yim, Yim Soon-rye
- Written by
- Hwang Seong-gu, Daisuke Igarashi, Hwang Sung-goo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2018
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Country
- South Korea
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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