Little Forest

(2018)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 186 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2018

Runtime: 103 мин

Country: South Korea

Director: 임순례

Cast: Ким Тхэ Ри, 문소리, Рю Джун-ёль, 진기주, Чон Гук Хян, 박원상, 정준원, 장재희, 강혜은, 강민지

Plot

A young woman leaves the city to return to her hometown in the countryside. Seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, she becomes self-sufficient in a bid to reconnect with nature.

After failing an exam, Hae-won leaves the city and returns to her family home in a farming village. Her single mother had abruptly left one day without letting her know why beforehand and where she had gone to, leaving behind a letter that she refused to read. Although she intended to stay a short time, she begins to settle into her surroundings, making use of her home's bountiful land, helping her aunt work her farm, and creating delicious meals with the recipes she learned from her mother. She reunites with her two childhood friends and their bonds are renewed. What was at first to be a short stay becomes a year, with the passing of the seasons and harvesting of the land. Her mother had once described their home and land as a "Little Forest" and she begins to comprehend why. Hae-won finally reads her mother's letter and understands the reason she had left.