Way Back Home (2013) User Reviews

incredible movie!

[Song-Ji-Liu · 7/10 · 21 December 2015]

This is an incredible movie! The story itself it very dark because it is based on true events (and partly fictional). So the story in this movie is unique. But because of the fact that it is based on true events it will emotionally move you. I cried, sat on the tip of my seat, held my breath and I could feel the despair and anger. The cast did an amazing job. It was almost like they were the ones who had been trough this all. Their emotions were acted in an excellent way. The music they had chosen fit every scene.

I think everyone should watch this movie. It has suspense, drama, romance and so much more. It is definitely not a waste of your time, please watch this movie!

Emotional story with message...!!!

[kamalbeeee · 8/10 · 20 July 2020]

A women caught in france airport for holding smuggling goods from korea..but she dont know about that goods and she couldnt explain because of lack of english knowledge..finally by the help of her husband she came back to korea and see her child after 2 years... Very sentiment and thriller movie adaption from true incident...must watchable..

The actress is so fantastic

[a-78738 · 8/10 · 17 April 2020]

The film's biggest highlight, is the heroine plain natural and rich tension of the performance. She is very capable of shaping the ordinary characters in daily life. She usually doesn't need a director. She was very demanding of the script, and if she had to change the lines, she would discuss with the director even a word. Even if she accepts the narrative as a whole, she retains a keen sense of detail. In the film, the director wanted to use the heroine's process of overcoming the ordeal to develop the narrative. In fact, she doesn't think people are cowardly creatures. She believed in their strength, but she also rejected society's stereotypical view of women, categorizing them as weak.

this made me cry

[barrie-729-611806 · 10/10 · 14 June 2014]

The story of a woman who transport drugs into Korea might be a turn off to you at first and you might think that she deserves all she gets, but this film is really gripping and if you have any emotions they will flow out of you through this movie, the acting is excellent by all the actors and as a personal thing I just love Ko Soo and have never seen him act badly, the performance to remember is his wife in this who really grabs at your heart even though technically she is a criminal but she pays dearly for her unwitting crime. This is a stellar movie and surely worth a couple hours of your time. It took me a while to get hold of a copy with English subs but it really was worth the wait. If you don't like this feel free to blame me but realise there must be something wrong with you emotions, 2 hours of my life that I was glad to give.

Emotionally destroying .. a masterpiece

[coolkane · 10/10 · 18 May 2015]

An instant favorite of mine . "Way Back Home" is not only one of the saddest films I have ever seen , but one of the best films I have ever seen period. Jeon Do Yeon delivers an outstandingly incredible emotional powerhouse performance once again (Before with Secret Sunshine) and deserves an Oscar . The score is breathtakingly beautiful and heartbreaking , the cinematography is personal and brilliantly handled , and the story/screenplay will have you hooked within minutes of the opening title.

This is a film that will make you question how such a thing can happen , you will be incredibly frustrated and angry , you will find it hard to watch and you WILL cry ... LOTS .

It's a tough and emotionally destroying masterpiece that everyone needs to watch.

spellbindingly beautiful

[aminifatimaaa · 8/10 · 22 January 2019]

Way Back Home is a superb drama that exposes inefficient, brainless bureaucracy and is all about its natural, flawed human characters and a tragic real story. It's touching, superbly acted and well-crafted. It was the second time this year I was that moved by a film and that should speak volumes about the fantastic and honest emotional core this movie has. Definitely recommend.

scathing indictment

[phd_travel · 8/10 · 3 October 2020]

This searing true life story is clearly and effective. A scathing indictment of the Korean embassy in France and the Mnistry of Foreign Affairs. Shocking conditions in Martinique - like the movie Papillon but in the 2000s. They filmed on location in the Caribbean. The acting is great from Jeon Do-yeon as the wife and mother who makes the mistake of carrying what she thought was gemstones into France. Go Soo plays her husband. Both don't overact and are more effective for it.