Cheol-taek, a welding technician, is suddenly diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The news reverberates beyond his only daughter Jeong-mi, a struggling bit-part actress, to his estranged ex-wife Hyeon-suk?봭ow retired from public service and enjoying her later years?봦er elderly mother Ok-nam, nearing ninety, as well as Cheol-taek’s older brother Gwan-taek and Gwan-taek’s grandson Dong-min.
Long divided and distant, the two families are forced to confront the festering wounds of the past.
In the shadow of death, their time arrives - this is Coming of Age. 

There are times when life is difficult and things don’t go as planned. My father’s battle with cancer uncovered the emotional pain I had kept inside for a long time, and that pain affected my entire family. Having long reflected on the meaning of family,

- JEONG Seung-o