Kwang-soo married Lami, a former nightclub hostess working under his mother Sera. Living together, Sera and Lami are in-laws, friends and somehow completely strangers. While living with huge credit card debts, they are asked by Kwang-soo to retrieve a diamond worth five million dollars that Kwang-soo’s friend choked on and buried with him. Kwang-soo was supposed to steal the diamond and give it to his boss but he and his friend stole it and ran away. His boss found out and chased them at which point Kwang-soo’s friend accidentally swallowed and choked on the diamond. The boss will stop at nothing to find out where the diamond is by doing everything to get Kwang-soo out of jail after he turned himself in to the police. Now, Sera and Lami are searching for the diamond themselves with the gang boss pressuring them with everything he’s got.
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The social issues The Half of it takes on are handled well, between the antagonization brought on to Ellie for her race and the conflict that arises from her being gay. Both aspects of her character are built up over the course of the film and don’t seem abrupt or rushed. The film shows racism towards Ellie and her and father in varying levels, from having her schoolmates specifically address her as "Chinese girl” to the fore mentioned way her Dad is treated due to language barriers. The same can be said about Ellie being a lesbian. While she never truly “comes out” in the narrative, that does not undermine her journey of self-discovery from being meaningful. These ideas aren’t thrust upon the viewer in a preachy manor, the scenarios that occur feel believable given the rural setting. The film presents watchers with problems whom those like Ellie may face, and leaves us to sit with them and reflect.
