Nine-year-old Soo-ah believes that her parents went to Saudi Arabia to make money, but in fact, she was simply left at her grandmother’s when her parents got divorced. Her homeroom teacher becomes a surrogate father to her and Mi-ja, an older friend who’s a little mentally retarded, becomes a surrogate mother to her as well. One day, Soo-ah witnesses a terrible incident, a moment she wants to erase from her mind, but she cannot do a thing about it and simply runs away. Af...more

Nine-year-old Soo-ah believes that her parents went to Saudi Arabia to make money, but in fact, she was simply left at her grandmother’s when her parents got divorced. Her homeroom teacher becomes a surrogate father to her and Mi-ja, an older friend who’s a little mentally retarded, becomes a surrogate mother to her as well. One day, Soo-ah witnesses a terrible incident, a moment she wants to erase from her mind, but she cannot do a thing about it and simply runs away. After witnessing the harsher side of the world, Soo-ah realizes that she doesn’t live in a fairy tale anymore. In 2000, Soo-ah turns 20 and a completely different Soo-ah awakens inside her.
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