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Sisters on the Road (2009)
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Original name: 지금, 이대로가 좋아요
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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...
Style:
captivating, realistic, road movie, melancholic, poignant, independent film, nostalgic
Plot:
sisters, search for father, sister, travel, family relations, road trip, family drama, reconciliation, sister sister relationship, eccentric family, relationships, women, eccentric woman, problem solving, family reunited, brawl, eccentricity, grief, family secret, coming of age, sibling rivalry, identity, estrangement, intimate, female friendship ...
Place:
jeju island, south korea
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Duration: 117 min.
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Duration: 119 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: South Korea
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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