A female police chief’s attempt to protect a teenage girl from domestic abuse fuels a layered expose of violence and bigotry in provincial Korean society in the wrenching drama “A Girl at My Door.” Tyro helmer-scribe July Jung’s studied film language sometimes devolves into overheated scenes of psychosis, but the pic is ultimately held together by the mesmerizing presence of Bae Doo-na in the title role and an equally bracing performance by teen thesp Kim Sae-ron. With starry leads, a sensational subject and the pedigree of Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong as producer, the film should come a-knocking at festivals and enjoy considerable success in niche arthouse release.
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