Grain in Ear (2005)

Release Date: 2005-10-14
Runtime: 1h 49min
Production Company: DOO ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
Production Country: China, South Korea
Director: Zhang Lu

Cui, a young Korean mother living on the outskirts of Chinese society, has a husband in jail and a son to support. She barely makes a living selling kimchi to workers along the side of a bleak, industrial road. A love affair with a fellow Chinese-Korean leads to tragic consequences as Cui struggles against the vulnerability of her position.