Take Care of My Cat

Incheon is depicted as a bleak industrial port city near Seoul, where ships, warehouses, and ferry terminals shape daily life. The harbor setting frames the five young women’s transition from school to adulthood and the economic pressures they face. Its coastal industry and urban decay provide a stark backdrop for their personal struggles and ambitions.

🌱 Coming of Age

The film follows young women as they navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood, contending with societal expectations, personal desires, and new responsibilities in a complex urban environment.

💸 Poverty

Economic precarity drives their choices, forcing precarious, low-wage work, housing instability, and constant financial worry that shapes relationships and opportunities.

🏙️ Urban Struggle

The industrial port city of Incheon functions as both stage and constraint, illustrating how class, gender, and family obligations collide with dreams of independence.

🧭 Escaping Autonomy

The ending signals a pursuit of freedom as the protagonists plan to depart for an unknown destination, seeking autonomy beyond restrictive circumstances.