Umma
Directed by Iris K. Shim
Written by Iris K. Shim
Starring Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney
Release Date March 18th, 2022
Umma stars Sandra Oh as Amanda, a single mother living off the grid somewhere in the southwest of America with her daughter, Chris (Fivel Stewart). Amanda has a desperate aversion to electricity and refuses to power their home. Amanda goes so far as to advise everyone not to even bring cars or cellphones on to her property. This is related to a childhood trauma in which her mother tortured her physically with the frayed cord of an ornate lamp.
We know this about Amanda, but neither Chris, nor Amanda’s business partner Danny (Dermot Mulroney) are aware of Amanda’s trauma. Amanda has spent her life as an adult getting as far away as possible from the memory of her mother. This becomes impossible however when Amanda’s Uncle tracks Amanda down and informs her that her mother has died. By Korean tradition, it is Amanda’s responsibility to help her mother’s spirit rest through a ritual.
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