Way Back Home

Original title: Jibeuro ganeun gil

2013
2h 11m

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7.5/10

1.5K

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Jeong-yeon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong-bae open an auto body repair shop, only to see everything theyÂ’ve worked for stripped away when a loan Jong-bae had guaranteed defaults. Facing financial despondency, the couple gets into a vicious fight about money, sending Jeong-yeon away, leaving only a cryptic note saying sheÂ’ll be back in a few days. When she turns up looking nervous at Orly Airport in Paris with over 30 kilograms of cocaine in her luggage, it is the beginning of a globe-spanning nightmare that began with an old friend and a tempting proposition.

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Jeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong Bae... Read allJeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong Bae open an auto body repair shop, only to see everything they've worked for stripped away wh... Read allJeong Yoon is a caring wife and mother and a sensitive woman who finds herself plunged into a legal ordeal thousands of miles from home. After years of planning, she and her husband Jong Bae open an auto body repair shop, only to see everything they've worked for stripped away when a loan Jong Bae had guaranteed defaults. Facing financial despondency, the couple gets ... Read all

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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In order to achieve maximum realism in telling the true story of a housewife accused of drug trafficking in Martinique, the film was shot in the Caribbean-a first for a Korean movie-and two other countries, Korea, and France. It is filled with locations never before attempted in Korean cinema, such as Dominica's Najayo Prison, Paris' Orly Airport, the Korean Embassy to France, and the Caribbean. The film staff invested vast amounts of time in finding locations and obtaining permits. For example, it took nearly two years to secure the permit to shoot in the Najayo women's prison, and filming took place on a tight 6-day schedule.

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8/10

spellbindingly beautiful

Way Back Home is a superb drama that exposes inefficient, brainless bureaucracy and is all about its natural, flawed human characters and a tragic real story. It's touching, superbly acted and well-crafted. It was the second time this year I was that moved by a film and that should speak volumes about the fantastic and honest emotional core this movie has. Definitely recommend.