1969, Korea... Ten-year old Young-rae lives alone with his mother in the
countryside. Life is difficult for them and his mother is forced to sell illegally
imported cosmetics on the street. But Young-rae is plucky and can stand up
to anything including defending his mother - anything except when
other kids call him names for being "fatherless." So when he hears that the
father he had only dreamed of is alive and living in Seoul, he makes it his life
goal to get to city and find him. The only way to get there, however, is a long
and expensive train ride. To raise money, Young-rae starts to sell ice cream
bars. As his goal nears, will his dream come true?