Way Back Home (2013)

Original title

집으로 가는 길

Directed by

Bang Eun-jin

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 11m

Rated

R15+

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An ordinary Korean housewife is wrongfully accused of drug smuggling at a Paris airport and imprisoned in Martinique for two years. The film follows her struggle to survive and maintain hope while separated from her family.

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What happens

Way Back Home (Korean: 집으로 가는 길; RR: Jibeuro ganeun gil) is a 2013 South Korean drama film starring Jeon Do-yeon and Go Soo, and directed by Bang Eun-jin. It is based on the true story of an ordinary Korean housewife who was imprisoned in Martinique for two years after being wrongfully accused of drug smuggling at a Paris airport. This is the first time a Korean film was shot in the Caribbean, as well as the first to feature actual guards and prisoners as supporting characters. Filming took place over three weeks at a women's prison in the Dominican Republic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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