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Sisters on the Road
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Sisters on the Road

2009-04-23 · 96 min · ★ 6.2

Drama

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...

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Directors
Boo Ji-young
Production companies
㈜디엔에이엔터테인먼트, Sponge
Countries
South Korea
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gong Hyo-jinGong Hyo-jinMyung-ju
Shin Min-aShin Min-aMyung-eun
Chu Gwi-jeongChu Gwi-jeongHye-sook
Kim Sang-hyunKim Sang-hyunHyun-ah
Mun Jae-wonHyun-sik
Lee Jung-eunLee Jung-eunYeonpotang Woman
Han Dong-hwaYeonpotang Man
Ahn Se-eunAhn Se-eunYoung Myung-eun
Kwak Do-wonKwak Do-wonTruck driver
Kim Jin-wukKim Jin-wukTruck driver
Kim Ji-naKim Ji-naYoung Myung-ju

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