Serenity and the daughter of love: dissonances in Love child
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https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v11i1.1245Keywords:
mental health, psychology, dependency, internet, video games.Abstract
In this South Korean documentary, a couple from Hwaseong tries to survive by raising funds through an internet game. In order to do so, they attend a cybercafé extensively and, to play for a longer time in a more economical way, they buy time-based rate packages. In the game, a couple has to win several stages and for this an avatar character, a mix of fairy and child, needs special care to be able to lead the players to victory. One morning, back to home after playing for more than ten hours in a row, they find their three-month-old daughter died of malnutrition. The movie follows the trial of this couple charged of negligence and murder of the incapable and it is revealed as the first case of internet games addiction - psychological profile that allows mitigation of the punishment imputed to Sarang’s parents.
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