FILM SYNOPSIS

Fulfilling the dying wish of her grandfather, a young Chinese American visits the villages of Taishan, China for the first time to give her grandfather’s first wife a letter of apology and money for living expenses. What appears to be a simple task becomes emotionally complicated when she finds herself sympathizing with the kind-hearted elderly woman whom her grandfather abandoned. She spends a day with the elderly woman, learning about the Chinese culture and the simplistic village life, while struggling with the guilt of withholding her identity and purpose. A Way Back Home examines an unlikely bond between two strangers brought together by a betrayal, but challenged by the age and cultural gap.