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2009

Sisters on the Road

Directed by Boo Ji-young

The sudden death of her mother brings Myung-eun back home to Jeju island. There she meets her estranged sister Myung-ju and Myung-ju's daughter Seung-ah, still living at their old home, and Hyun-ah who has lived with them for over 20 years like a relative. A career woman whose hard exterior masks her illegitimacy and abandonment issues, Myung-eun tells Hyun-ah she wants to start looking for her father after the funeral. Single-minded in her desire to dig up memories of her father and discover why he left, Myung-eun resents that Myung-ju, who like their mother is a carefree fish trader and an unmarried mother of a young daughter, seemingly doesn't care. At first Myung-ju is reluctant to accompany Myung-eun, but after Hyun-ah persuades her, guilt and her sense of duty as an older sibling prevails. And so the two sisters who are dissimilar in character...

Duration

1h 36m

Released

April 23, 2009

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Cast11

  • Gong Hyo-jin
  • Shin Min-a
  • Chu Gwi-jeong
  • Kim Sang-hyun
  • Mun Jae-won
  • Lee Jung-eun
  • Han Dong-hwa
  • Ahn Se-eun
  • Kwak Do-won

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