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Romance, Drama  •  2024  •  109 min

Hear Me: Our Summer (2024)

Hear Me: Our Summer poster

Hear Me: Our Summer (2024)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Hear Me: Our Summer is a 2024 Korean romance-drama following a young man working at his family's lunchbox business and the woman who supports her deaf sister's swimming dreams. The public bias label of Mixed reflects the film's dual pull: it highlights the challenges faced by the deaf community in South Korea while presenting these challenges in a way that integrates them into traditional family and social values without overt ideological repositioning. The result is a story that both gently critiques and respects the norms it portrays.

Starring Cast

Hong Kyung  •   Roh Yoon-seo  •   Kim Min-ju

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film centers on the experiences of Deaf individuals in South Korea, highlighting societal prejudices and everyday barriers while promoting empathy, diversity acceptance, and the idea that community well-being stems from individual fulfillment.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film centers on Korean characters navigating deafness and sign language in everyday life, presenting their social interactions and challenges without recasting traditional roles or framing mainstream identities negatively.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

Hear Me: Our Summer highlights the close, supportive bond between sisters, where the older sibling devotes herself to her younger sister's Olympic swimming ambitions while their mother urges her to pursue her own life. The story also shows parental expectations shaping a young man's role in the family lunchbox business alongside a developing romance.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Hear Me: Our Summer, 2024' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes based on available plot summaries, reviews, and promotional materials. The narrative focuses on a general coming-of-age story involving friendship and romance without specific queer representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Hear Me: Our Summer, 2024' is a coming-of-age drama focusing on the lives and friendships of high school students during a summer vacation. The narrative explores themes common to youth dramas, such as dreams, first love, and the anxieties of adolescence. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the story's plot or character arcs.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original story without pre-existing characters from source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, there are no established character genders to compare against the on-screen portrayals, meaning no gender swaps can occur.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features original characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment that establishes the race of any character, making a race swap impossible by definition.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.5
The Movie Database logo
7.8

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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