Welding engineer Cheol-taek is diagnosed with terminal cancer one day. This news begins to affect not only his only daughter Jeong-mi, who works as a bit-part actress, but also the lives of Hyun-sook, who had effectively divorced Cheol-taek and was enjoying retirement after finishing her career as a civil servant; Ok-nam, Hyun-sook's mother approaching her nineties; Cheol-taek's older brother Kwan-taek; and Kwan-taek's grandson Dong-min. The two families, who had been living apart, are forced to confront their past and face the festering wounds of their hearts. This is the time that comes with the shadow of death—the Coming of Age.

There are times when life feels arduous and doesn't go as we wish. Living in the present while trapped within the confines of the past, we are both parents and children, protectors and dependents, constantly torn between the face we show the world and the face we keep hidden. Yet even amidst these conflicts and contradictions, people press onward, each seeking their own happiness. This film is the story of those navigating that journey.

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