Smartphone Matters (2024)

Other name: 다큐 황은정 : 스마트폰이 뭐길래 ; Dakyu Hwangeunjeong: Seumateuponi Mwogilrae

Description:

"Smartphone Matters" plunges viewers into the world of a third-year middle school student in 2011, a time when smartphones were rapidly transforming social landscapes. She watches with longing as her friends, one by one, proudly unveil their new devices, leaving her feeling increasingly out of step. Her fervent appeals to her mother for a smartphone are met with firm refusal, fueling a deep obsession within her. Consumed by the desire to join her peers in the digital age, and unwilling to be left behind, she becomes determined to acquire the sought-after technology by any means necessary. This young student begins to formulate and execute extraordinary, perhaps even risky, plans to fulfill her relentless quest. Her intense journey explores the relatable pressures of fitting in, the allure of emerging technology, and the lengths a teenager will go to navigate the evolving social dynamics of middle school life.

Episodes: 1

Duration: 1 hr. 10 min.

Airs On: Aug 01, 2024

Director: Kim So Jung, Jung Yoo Kyung

Country: Korean

Status: Upcoming

Released: 2024

Genre:Drama