The Way Home

Movie · Drama · Comedy

Little Sang-woo (Yoo Seung-ho) doesn't want to leave Seoul, South Korea, to live with his mute grandmother (Kim Eul-boon) in the countryside, but his mother (Dong Hyo-heui) compels him, as she needs to look for a new job. Fractious and ill-mannered, Sang-woo variously ignores and taunts his grandmother with insulting epithets. When she won't buy batteries for his toy, he even steals from her. But over time, and in the face of her unquestioning love, he comes to admire and respect her.

2002 · 1h 26m
Director Jeong-Hyang Lee

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The Way Home

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Little Sang-woo (Yoo Seung-ho) doesn't want to leave Seoul, South Korea, to live with his mute grandmother (Kim Eul-boon) in the countryside, but his mother (Dong Hyo-heui) compels him, as she needs to look for a new job. Fractious and ill-mannered, Sang-woo variously ignores and taunts his grandmother with insulting epithets. When she won't buy batteries for his toy, he even steals from her. But over time, and in the face of her unquestioning love, he comes to admire and respect her.

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Average 6.6
Reviews 57
Fresh 43
Rotten 14

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Studio
Paramount
Released
2002
Run Time
1 hr 26 min
Rated
PG For mild thematic elements and language.
Regions of Origin
United States, South Korea
© 2002 TM & Copyright 2002 by Paramount Classics, a division of Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
Korean, Korean (South Korea), Hindi
Audio

Korean (South Korea) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.