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This poignant family drama turns an unflinching gaze on the repercussions of South Korea’s superficial, consumer-driven society, as a little girl tasked with taking care of her mentally-disabled father and sickly younger sister plays with her Barbie doll and fantasizes about moving to the USA. But while her uncle’s plans to sell her to an American family initially seem like a dream come true, her new adoptive father has hidden motives.