Permission to Exist
20201h 45m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- South Korea
About
The quest for self-acceptance in a world that demands perfection
In just sixty years, South Korea went from being one of the poorest countries on the Asian continent to having the 12th largest economy in the entire world. Every year, it is measured that Korean students have some of the highest test scores and a higher rate of acceptance into Ivy League schools compared to all other nations. But on the flip side, South Korea also has one of the highest suicide rates in the developed world, the highest gender pay gap of all developed countries, and the highest plastic surgery rate per capita. Always expected to receive top scores and constantly bombarded by media and messages that seem to demand nothing short of visual “perfection,” how do these individuals come to accept and learn to love themselves as they are?
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Kelley Katzenmeyer
- Writing
- Douglas Blush, Jaeho Lee, Bo Yeon Kim
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Dec 3, 2020
- Studio
- Indie Doorway LLC
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