The film is divided into three different 'family' portraits. The first two take place at roughly the same time. In part one, restaurateur Mi-ra (
Moon So-ri) is satisfied with her ordered, if solitary, life until her ex-con brother Hyung-chul (
Uhm Tae-woong) suddenly appears with his much older new wife Mu-shin (
Go Doo-shim) in tow. Mi-ra reluctantly allows them to stay a time with her at the family home, but friction builds over a short time and with the unexpected arrival of Mu-shin's young stepdaughter Chae-hyun, the three adults quickly reach a breaking point. Part two concerns a quick-tempered young woman Sun-kyung (
Gong Hyo-jin) and her relationship with her estranged mother (
Kim Hye-ok). Sun-kyung's resentment toward her mother is exacerbated by an affair the latter is having with a married man (Ju Jin-mo). Sun-kyung diligently tries to find employment in
Japan, but once her mother dies of
cancer, she must care for her young half-brother Kyung-suk and abandon her expatriation. Part three brings together the first two story lines with the relationship of Chae-hyun (
Jung Yu-mi) and Kyung-suk (
Bong Tae-gyu) some years later. Kyung-suk, now a college student, is extremely jealous of Chae-hyun's openness to other men in her life and their compatibility is tested as a result of what he considers her "easy" behavior [her promiscuity is neither confirmed nor denied]. The film ends with Kyung-suk being accepted by Chae-hyun's adopted family from part one. ==Cast==