Kim Young-ja had not seen her sister Oh Kyung-ja for 33 years. 

After the death of their parents, poverty made life difficult for the siblings. Young-ja, then seven, was put up for adoption, and the sisters lost touch. In 1987, Kyung-ja married and moved to the United States. It was only thanks to a television program that tracked down long-lost loved ones that the sisters were reunited after decades apart.

While finally visiting South Korea for a family reunion, Kyung-ja decided to spend a night at Young-ja’s semi-basement apartment known as “banjiha” made famous by the 2019 film “Parasite.” Kyung-ja