Min Sook Lee
2025 | 98 min
Documentary Feature
English and Korean

There Are No Words examines how Cold War militarism enters the home through one family's history, as filmmaker Min Sook Lee traces the silences surrounding her mother's suicide and her father's service in South Korea's military counterintelligence corps.

TW: This film contains discussions of suicide, and the effects on survivors of suicide loss. If you need support services, please call your local Distress Centre. If you need immediate help, please call or text 9-8-8.

Awards

Honourable Mention
Best Canadian Feature Film Award

Toronto International Film Festival

festivals

Best Editing Award for Eui Yong Zong

Feature Documentary

Canadian Cinema Editors

Best Documentary Award

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Best Cinematography for Iris Ng

Feature Documentary

Canadian Screen Award 2026

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