A Fish Out of Water

An obsessive lingering memory torments little Yi-An's mind and prevents him from having a normal life, at home or at school. He wants his parents and schoolteachers to help him find his "past parents," who fished in a small village by the sea. His mother from the past had long hair and was nice to him, and he had a sister. Are these memories from a previous life? A sign he is possessed by someone else's soul? A psychosis? Is he a little alien? At times he certainly appears alien to his distressed parents, who are going through their own difficulties. Grandpa has fallen ill and needs constant care, which adds to the tensions in the marriage and ultimately forces the mother to take Yi-An and go live with her sister. (Toronto International Film Festival)