A father (Ryoo Seung-Ryong), who is mentally handicapped,
but loves his daughter very much, is falsely accused of a crime and sent to
prison. Later, his daughter Ye-Seung (Park Shin-Hye, who is a law school
student, works to prove his innocence.
Back in 1997, Yong-Goo lives happily with his daughter
Ye-Seung (Kal So-Won), even though he has the intelligence of a child. They
stop by a shop everyday to look at a yellow Sailor Moon backpack that he hopes
to buy his daughter. One day, they notice that the last yellow Sailor Moon
backpack is being sold. Yong-Goo goes inside the store to plead his case, but
the father buying the backpack ends up slapping Yong-Goo.
The following day, the girl who bought the yellow Sailor
Moon backpack sees Yong-Goo working in the grocery store parking lot. She tells
him that she knows another store that sells the same yellow backback. Yong-Goo
follows the girl to a traditional outdoor market. A short while later, the girl
is laying on the ground unconscious and Yong-Goo is trying to perform CPR. A
woman walks by and calls the police.
Yong-Goo is accused of kidnap and murder. The father of the dead girl is also the chief of the National Police Agency. Yong-Goo is given the death penalty and incarcerated. In prison, Yong-Goo shares a jail cell with five other inmates. One day, Yong-Goo saves the life of his cellmate So Yang-Ho (Oh Dal-Su) from a rival prison gang leader. So Yang-Ho then offers to help Yong-Goo in any way he can to return the favor. Yong-Goo tells So Yang-Ho that he wants to see his daughter Ye-Seung. The five inmates then plan to make a miracle happen.
Mauicles' says:
This is one movie that requires lots and lots of tissue rolls, it is indeed a moving and heartwarming Korean movie. You don't have a heart if you won't cry watching this one of a kind master piece. Even an innocent mind can be a father, you can see in this film the true essence of love for the family. The father sacrifice his freedom for the sake of her daughter's safety he doesn't care if he stays in jail or be verdict with a death sentence what he cares about is for her daughter only.
