"What hides behind perfection?"
A young Korean-American figure skater must bear the tough-love parenting of her mother, the mind games of her coach, and her own insidious self-doubt as she recovers from an injury.
Social & External
The people behind it
Mina Kim
Diane Da-eun Kang
Sook Hyung Yang
Soo-Hyun/Mom
Lindsay Wang
The Skater/Diane's Double
Terese Francois
Anaya
Kaitlyn Farley
Coach Emily
Alice Highman
Physical Therapist
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