Toxic Parents (2023)

Other name: 독친, Dokchin

Description:

Toxic Parents delves into the fractured world of a high school student and her mother. What seems like a typical strained relationship, with the daughter routinely brushing off her mother's nagging during school drives, takes a dark turn. One day, the daughter makes a tragic decision, irrevocably changing their lives forever. Police begin investigating, initially looking into common teenage problems like school violence or issues arising from random chatting apps. However, as they meticulously gather testimonies from those around the family, a far more sinister truth begins to surface. Investigators gradually uncover a deeply twisted and distorted mother-daughter relationship, a toxic dynamic they never suspected, revealing the devastating consequences of a hidden, corrosive bond.

Duration: 1 hr. 44 min.

Director: Kim Soo In [김수인]

Country: Korean

Status: Completed

Released: 2023

Genre:Drama; Investigation; Mystery