Sisters on the Road (2009)

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 wh...o 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... more

Directing:
  • Boo Ji-yeong
  • Boo Ji-young

Writing:
  • Boo Ji-yeong
  • Boo Ji-young

Stars:
Release Date: 2009-04-23
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  • Country: KR
  • Language: 한국어/조선말
  • Runtime: 96

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Shin Min-a
Shin Min-a
Myung-eun
Gong Hyo-jin
Gong Hyo-jin
Myung-ju
Kim Sang-hyun
Kim Sang-hyun
Hyun-ah
Lee Jeong-eun
Lee Jeong-eun
Yeonpotang Woman
Kwak Do-won
Kwak Do-won
Truck driver
Chu Kwi-jung
Chu Kwi-jung
Hye-sook
Ahn Se-eun
Ahn Se-eun
Young Myung-eun
Chu Gwi-jeong
Chu Gwi-jeong
Hye-sook
Lee Jung-eun
Lee Jung-eun
Yeonpotang Woman
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