Butterfly (2018)
"Living young was fine, but the bond gets stronger as we age."
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 5M
Director : Choi Jeong-woo
Sinopsis
An elderly couple has been living together for the past 78 years in Danchun Village in Hwage, Kyungnam. The old man does everything from cooking to laundry instead of the old woman who can't move around much. They made a promise to be together forever, but the day comes for them to say goodbye...
Una pareja de ancianos viaja a Tokio para visitar a sus hijos, pero ninguno de ellos tiene tiempo para atenderlos, por lo que deciden enviarlos a un balneario. Cuando regresan, la madre pasa una noche en la casa de una nuera, viuda de uno de sus hijos. A diferencia de sus cuñados, Noriko muestra afecto por sus suegros y conforta a la anciana.
Trudi es la única que sabe que su marido Rudi está gravemente enfermo de cáncer. Siguiendo el consejo de su médico, deciden hacer un último viaje juntos. Trudi convence a su marido y van a visitar a sus hijos y nietos en Berlín. Sin embargo, éstos están demasiados inmersos en sus propias vidas para ocuparse de ellos. Tras ir al teatro a ver un espectáculo de danza Butoh, Trudi y Rudi deciden marcharse y pasar unos días en un hotel en la costa del mar Báltico.
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