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This is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Sang-woo, born and raised in the big city, and his mute grandmother, who has spent her whole life in a small rural village.
Kim Eul-boon
Grandmother
Yoo Seung-ho
Sang-woo
Dong Hyo-hee
Sang-woo's Mother
Min Kyung-Hyun
Cheol-e
Yim Eun-kyung
Hae-yeon
The Way Home is a drama, family film released in 2002 exploring themes of grandparent grandchild relationship, woman director, grandmother grandson relationship. Directed by Lee Jeong-hyang, it stars Kim Eul-boon, Yoo Seung-ho, Dong Hyo-hee. This is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Sang-woo, born and raised in the big city, and his mute grandmother, who has spent her whole life in a small rural village.
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