Mother's Household Ledger
Mother's Household Ledger
While moving, Seong Seung-taek finds a household ledger beneath an old wardrobe and takes another look at his mother's years. He sets the records, kept for about 48 years from 1969, alongside his mother's present, as her memories fade, documenting the family's life.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A documentary that directly records a household ledger kept by the filmmaker's mother for decades and the memories of the actual family.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
10 recordsThe official Korean title is <Mother's Household Ledger>, and it is a 2024 documentary directed by Seung-taek Sung.
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- BIFF and EIDF use that title, director, and year.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The runtime is listed as 90–95 minutes, with differences depending on the screening version.
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- BIFF lists 95 minutes, KOFIC 91 minutes, and EIDF 90 minutes.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The central figure, Yoon Jong-saeng, is the director's actual mother.
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- KOFIC lists her as Mother in the cast.
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- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Sung Soon-kyung appears as the director's actual father.
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- KOFIC lists him as Father.
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- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Seung-taek Sung found the household ledger beneath an old wardrobe while moving.
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- The BIFF and EIDF synopses describe how it was found.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The household ledger was kept from 1969 for about 48 years.
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- The official BIFF note says it was kept for 48 years starting in 1969.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The household ledger preserves not only expenses but also family history and changes in modern Korean history.
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- The KOFIC and EIDF synopses explain this.
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- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The film contrasts the mother's present, as her memory fades, with records that have not disappeared.
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- This is the central structure of the official BIFF and EIDF descriptions.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
It screened as a world premiere in Wide Angle at the 2024 Busan International Film Festival.
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- Official BIFF archive.
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- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- BIFF2024 어머니의 가계부 공식 예고편부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
It is a personal documentary in which the actual family members appear themselves, rather than a work in which actors reenact the family.
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- The actual family relationships are confirmed by the KOFIC cast list and BIFF description.
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- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
성순경
Historical personBased on a real personSung Soon-kyung →
성승택
Historical personBased on a real personSeung-taek Sung →
윤종생
Historical personBased on a real personYoon Jong-saeng →
Sources used
- 어머니의 가계부부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 어머니의 가계부EBS국제다큐영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- My Mother's Household LedgerKOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- BIFF2024 어머니의 가계부 공식 예고편부산국제영화제 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →