A Korean family relocate to Arkansas in the 1980's, and hope to establish a farm, bringing in the grandmother to help look after the two young children.

I very nearly hit the menu button, ten minutes in I was a little bored by it, I am genuinely so pleased that I stuck with it, and gave it a chance. You could argue it's slow moving, and compared to many films, it is, but it's beautifully observed, and just a story of family life, a family trying to get by in a totally different place.

It's quite an engrossing watch, what I got was a very strong sense of reality, I truly did believe in a family trying hard to adjust to a new life, with a new set of people and cultures, it was quite well realised. That ending.....talk about sad.

I absolutely loved the grandmother, she wasn't how I was expecting a Korean grandmother from the time to be, she was a riot, providing laughs, and some of the films more serious moments, Youn Yuh-jung was just awesome, as we're the whole cast.

Absorbing viewing, 8/10.

Korean dramas generally revolve around families. And this one is no different. Even if it plays in America - the majority of the movie is in Korean. You do get quite a bit of english in this too. If you are or know of people who migrated to the country you live in, you will be familiar (no pun intended) with the fact that especially the kids will mix their native language with the language/land they live in.

So while the movie does not make a big deal out of it, this and many other things are just there. Subtle and really well woven into the story. The ground work - you could call it that. Overall the family drama works well and it seems like someone knows what a family like this had to go through. A lot of drama, a lot of pain ... and a lot of obstacles to overcome ... but the roots remain ...

Well, I won't write a bunch, the movie is pretty good. It has a really really slow pace, so that might be a problem to some. The story takes its time, and over all, it's a movie were the cinematography stands out, the image on screen is always impactful in some way.

The acting is great, all of the cast really, even the kids, I think did an awesome job, and they are just immersed in the characters. The story is touching, and you can relate to most of the characters. The grandma and the kid's relationship are probably the one that evolves the most throughout. The kid actually is the heart and soul of the movie, and he manages to emote a lot, even without speaking much.

There isn't much else to say I think, I believe the story has some rhymes withing itself, for sure, that I probably haven't realized because I only saw the movie once.

To sum up, the movie is good, the acting is great, and the cinematography is gorgeous, it just feels a lot longer than it actually is.

7,5/10