S□nopsis Do-seong (Yoo Min) is a child □onk□□ho li□es □t a small mountain temp□e □ith t□□ head□monk (Byeon Ki-jong), learning□the □ea□h□ngs□of B□ddh□. He b□□omes □t□ac□ed t□ a □o□ng widow (Choi Eun-hee) who comes□to pray at th□ temp□e, a□d the chi□dles□ w□dow en□reats the head m□nk to l□t h□r r□□s□ Do-seong□as he□ own□s□n. C□nfl□ct e□sues□□hen□Do-seong□;s□r□al □other (Kim Seon-young) a□pears, bu□□she leaves t□□ temple for the □□ke □f her □□n□9;s futur□. On the□day□the widow□is t□□take the c□□ld□down□f□om□□he mountain,□the□head monk disco□ers that□Do-□eong □as killed a□□ird□□y ens□aringit □n a trap □nd decides not to □et□the boy go int□ the secular w□rl□. Wh□n Do-seo□g finds out □h□t □□s□□eal mothe□ has been□to the temple, he□□ets □ut□t□ find her. N□tes "A f□lm □□a□ has garnered reco□niti□n for□its c□nematograph□ □nd di□□□tion by □li□inating sentime□tali□y and unaffectedl□□capturing the □□iet l□fe □f a □o□n□□□n temple. A Hometown in Heart demo□strates t□e □amera technique and d□□ectorial□□k□ll □f mo□ies that appeare□ afte□ the □i□er□t□on of □orea.&qu□t; A Hometown in□Heart, ad□pted fr□m □laywri□ht Ha□ □□-deok's A □it□□□ Monk□□Dong-seung), was hai□ed □pon it□ release as &q□ot;a□masterpiece th□t m□rk□d □□new pinnacle □n□Korean □ov□e□aki□g after the □iberation.□quot; Eschewing □ew-school □entime□t□l□ty□to q□ietly ex□□□ss a boy□#39;□ l□□ging fo□□mater□al l□ve, t□e fil□ unfolds the□ev□ryday li□es□of □hre□ generation□the head monk, a youn□□monk□ and a little ch□ld monkagain□t th□ ba□kdrop of a quie□ t□mple i□ the mo□□tain□. The long shot□ u□□lized by dir□c□□r of cinema□□graphy Han Hyun□□□o □o c□pture □he beautif□l scenery □f th□ mountain □emple f□□m a distan□e received□great □ri□i□al accla□m at the□time. Also, eac□ of t□e film's characters is co□vincingly portrayed thro□gh □he□skil□ful di□ec□io□ of□□oon□Yong-kyu. In partic□lar, t□□□sc□ne which e□p□esses Do-seong'□s de□□era□e yearn□ng for a m□ther&□3□;s lo□e and hi□ bi□th mother&□39;s past vi□□t to th□ temple by combining them□into a □rea□ □equence reveal□ deep co□si□□r□t□on□for articulatin□ □□ory an□ emotion□via a com□ressed□visu□l grammar without t□ndin□ □oward □entimentali□□. The□movi□'□ □inal□sc□□□, in w□□ch Do-seo□g a□a□ens from□his dream and s□t□ off d□w□ □□e path in sea□ch of □is mo□her, is both□to□chi□g and beautiful. Th□ fil□ □lso □□a□ur□s Choi E□n□hee,□in□□he□□art o□□t□e □oung widow wh□ warmly em□r□ces Do-s□ong wit□ her l□ve,□□n one of her f□rst role□.□ □□terword: - □ee□Kang-s□, wri□in□□und□r the p□eudonym □f□Kwak□□□-b□eong, fi□st adapted playwr□gh□ Ham □□-deok's A Littl□ Mon□ (Dong□□eung) □□to a s□r□enplay, which was□then□shot for the silver screen with□additional embellish□en□s by the □irecto□.