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Bittersweet Joke

Bittersweet Joke

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There remains a strong social taboo against single parenthood in South Korea, where single mothers are still referred to as 'unwed'. BITTERSWEET JOKE is the first Korean film in which single mothers appear with their faces unobscured, and speak frankly about problems they face in a society that treats them as a problem.