37-year-old Yoo Na is struggling through day by day in this handful reality. She gets a call from the hospital letting her know her mother is on her death bed. Yoo Na earns a vacation from the restaurant where she works, then leaves on a vacation for the first time in 10 years. The next morning, her boss Min Jae comes by to give her a ride. As they get closer toJeonju, where her mother is, Yoo Na gets more and more anxious. Yoo Na suggests to Min Jae to go to delicious restaurants, to buy her the most beautiful and expensive coffee and even suggests they stop by a famous landmark. Min Jae thinks this is weird as this is not the behavior of a daughter who is about to meet her dying mother. Later, Min Jae hears her story at the pension they are staying in for the night… Yoo Na has had an unfortunate childhood and she struggles even as an adult, so this trip back home is like a vacation to her…
A Way Back to Mother
Director: Lee Soo Sung
Screenwriter: Jung Seo
Release Date: Dec 8, 2016
Duration: 1 hr. 14 min.
Year: 2016
Country: South Korea
Native Title: 휴가
Content Rating: 13+ – Teens 13 or older
Alternative Titles: Vacation, hyoo-ga
Genre: Drama