生活在延边朝鲜族自治州的惠子终日忙碌在海鲜市场里，而在家中等待着她的是年近70同时患有老年痴呆的父亲。惠子遭受了种种生活的压力使她最终决定前往韩国，将父亲送入养老院，在她临走前，却接到了父亲走失的消息……

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.