Program Note
Miaomiao was assaulted by a stranger on her way home. After that event she does not speak, she does not talk to her family or interact with anyone. One day, the man who assaulted her kills her family. Miaomiao, who had experienced this before is able to return to the past. She attempts to save her family but she fails. The Mysterious Family is a fantasy thriller based on real events. Miaomiao, who has had terrible experiences, confronts bigger struggles. Could she correct her mistakes and failures? In that respect, The Mysterious Family is a film about the time travel paradox. The future that is being revised repeatedly, how will it change reality? The Mysterious Family is more focused on Miaomiao’s feelings than on time travel. How could Miaomiao, who had already abandoned her family, save her family and accept them again? She digs in what is the deepest wound. The repetition of time eventually leads to the process of her restoration and regeneration. (KIM Bong-seok)