SF8: The Prayer / 간호중 (2020)

Profile

• TV Movie: SF8: The Prayer (English title) / SF8: Nursing (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Ganhojoong
• Hangul: 간호중

• Director: Min Kyu-Dong
• Writer: Kim Hey-Jin (short story), Min Kyu-Dong, Kim Ji-Hee
• Network: MBC
• Episodes: 1
• Release Date: August 14, 2020
• Runtime: Friday 22:10
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

Ganhojoong (Lee Yoo-Young) is an intelligent robot and a nurse. She is responsible for caring of two women: a mother who been in a coma for 10 years and her daughter Jung-In (Lee Yoo-Young). Jung-In is experiencing severe financial and emotional problems. She decides to kill herself due to her stress. Ganhojoong anguishes over if she should save the mother or daughter.

Notes

1. 8 film directors participated in “SF8,” with each person directing a 1 episode TV special. The genre of the specials deals with science fiction, including AI, AR (augmented reality), VR, and robot games.
2. SF8:
   1. SF8: The Prayer | Ganhojoong (MBC / 2020)
   2. SF8: Manxin (MBC / 2020)
   3. SF8: Joan’s Galaxy | Woojooin Joan (MBC / 2020)
   4. SF8: Blink (MBC / 2020)
   5. SF8: Baby It’s Over Outside | Iljooil Mane Saranghal Soon Eodda (MBC / 2020)
   6. SF8: White Crow | Hayan Ggamagwi (MBC / 2020)
   7. SF8: Love Virtually | Jeunggang Kongkakji (MBC / 2020)
   8. SF8: Empty Body | Ingan Jeungmyung (MBC / 2020)