Hye-jung falls asleep for a moment while sitting by her dying grandmother’s side.

A child runs joyfully toward a grandmother smoking a cigarette. The image overlaps with a girl running, carrying a bag, rushing to catch her flight. She then receives a phone call—the grandmother's whispered name, the embrace of her arms... Anyone with memories of their grandmother would find it hard not to love this film. The film critiques the ironic patriarchal custom where, despite being closest, the grandson yields space to the granddaughter simply by virtue of her role. Through bold direction combining flashbacks and imagination, it poignantly portrays the connection between the grandmother and Hye-jung. The emotional solidarity among women—the grandmother, mother, and granddaughter—is particularly moving. (Ho Jun Lee)