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In this critically acclaimed 2006 film, an ensemble cast of dysfunctional characters are drawn together into an unconventional family, with equal parts amusement and drama as personal interests and traditional familial obligations collide. In the first of three seemingly separate family portraits, restaurant-owner Mi-ra (Moon So-ri, 문소리) must accommodate the return of her delinquent brother, now married to a much older woman with her own step daughter in tow. In the second, Sun-kyung (Gong Hyo-jin, 공효진) must care for her young half-brother when their mother no longer can. In the third, the two imperfect families become intertwined, hence the film's Korean title, literally translated as "birth of a family." Director Kim Tae-Yong's film Family Ties (가족의탄생) takes a nuanced and unfiltered look at human relationships and the bonds that underlie them, while pushing boundaries and challenging the idea of what constitutes a traditional family unit.

Doors open at 6:00 pm for a light Korean reception. The film (113 minutes) will begin promptly at 6:30 pm. This event is part of the Korean Cultural Center's Korean Cinema Series, presenting free monthly film screenings. All films are presented in Korean with English subtitles.