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BangBang and Planaria (방방과 플라나리아)

September 13, 2025 · 91 min · 0/10 · Documentary

Sunk in chronic lethargy, "I" follow my mother on a walk along Namdaecheon stream and recall an old elementary school assignment: catch a planarian. I never found one back then; I just played on the trampoline ("bang-bang") nearby. An unsolved mystery remained: do planarians really live in Namdaecheon? This film is the story of a middle-aged woman with a new ADHD diagnosis who, in trying to find the answer, tumbles down a rabbit hole of planarian obsession.​

Director: Park Hee-jin
Writers: Park Hee-jin

Cast

Park Hee-jin
Self

Crew

  • Director: Park Hee-jin
  • Producer: Mario Lee
  • Writer: Park Hee-jin
  • Director of Photography: Park Hee-jin
  • Director of Photography: Kang Tae-wook
  • Sound: Pyo Yong-soo
  • Editor: Park Hee-jin
  • Editor: Yoon Hee-kyung

Overview

Sunk in chronic lethargy, "I" follow my mother on a walk along Namdaecheon stream and recall an old elementary school assignment: catch a planarian. I never found one back then; I just played on the trampoline ("bang-bang") nearby. An unsolved mystery remained: do planarians really live in Namdaecheon? This film is the story of a middle-aged woman with a new ADHD diagnosis who, in trying to find the answer, tumbles down a rabbit hole of planarian obsession.​