The film 'The Way Home' that caused a stir in Korea, watch it on YouTube

'The Way Home' is a Korean film that tells the tender story of a city grandson and a rural grandmother. Sang Wo, who grew up in the city, has no attraction to his grandmother and her village.

The film begins with a scene of conflict between the child Sang and his mother about going to this village.

Sang is going to his grandmother's village under the pressure of his mother. He is unhappy throughout the journey and does not even greet his grandmother when he meets her.

Sang's mother is looking for a job in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. After separating from her husband, Sang's mother is not getting along well with many things in her life.

She leaves her son in charge of her mother until she finds a job and returns the same day. The 76-year-old grandmother cannot speak. Living alone, her back is already bent. But she is not allowed to celebrate the arrival of her grandson.

After reaching the village, Sang, who is even more disappointed, finds her grandmother's place dirty and dirty. He even calls her crazy. No matter how much neglect and insulting she shows, her love and behavior towards her grandson does not diminish.

When Sang, who grew up eating pizza, burgers and fast food in the city, shows a desire to eat meat dishes, his grandmother brings him a chicken soaked in water. He falls ill. Whether it is when he goes to the toilet or when he buys shoes, there are many such scenes in the film, where the grandmother's selfless love for her grandson is reflected.

In the beginning of the film, the grandson does not show any love for his grandmother. He is more lost in video games than with his grandmother. One day, the battery of the video game runs out. Sang asks his grandmother to buy a new battery, but his grandmother does not have the money.

The frustration of children growing up in the city not being able to use mobile phones or video games is shown in the next scene. Even though he is new in the village, it is worth watching how Sang wanders around to exchange the battery with his grandmother's silver coin. He does everything from throwing his grandmother's slippers to breaking dishes.

Such irritability seen in Sang is not unique to Korean children growing up nowadays. You can easily find Nepali children like him in our homes. And the story of a grandmother who ignores all the vices of her grandson and loves him unconditionally is not only Korean.

That is why the grandmother in The Way Home seems like a story of many elderly people living alone in the remotest corners of Nepal. There are many scenes in this story of a grandmother and grandson that can be compared to the thinking, lifestyle, and behavior of children growing up in villages and cities.

Sang is different from the children in the village. He prefers to play alone rather than in groups. He cannot mix with the contemporary children of the village, not only his grandmother.

Will the company of his grandmother and the rural lifestyle make any difference in his life?

Will he remain the same when he returns from the village or will he return as a different Sang?

The events that follow will answer this question in the audience.

The chemistry between the grandmother who cannot speak even if she wants to and the restless grandson who walks around is attractive. The actress who plays the grandmother in this film, Kim Ul Bon, has never been seen in a movie. Song Ho, who plays the grandson, is now a successful actor.

The story of an empty house, empty roads, and a deserted village is a story that flows. The impact of the story that moves forward with a small budget, limited characters, and ordinary events is profound.

This film tells a comparable story of the impact of migration on Korean society along with the breaking of family relationships. This film was directed by Lee Jeong-hyang, who succeeded in depicting the complex experiences of child psychology and old age at the same time.

Perhaps because it took root in Korean society, The Way Home, released in 2002, created a stir at the box office. It became the second highest-grossing film in Korea that year. It earned around 25 million US dollars.

It also won the Best Film and Best Screenplay awards at Korea's prestigious 'Grand Bell Awards'.