[8][9] Hill of Freedom also made The New Yorker's list of Best Undistributed Films of 2014.

[10] Japanese language teacher Mori arrives in Seoul to track down Kwon, a South Korean woman he fell for several years ago.

Mori arrives in Bukchon, a neighborhood in the center of the city which has a tranquil atmosphere and historical background.

Hoping for a chance to see her, he stays at a guesthouse near Kwon's old home, and he's befriended by the elderly owner, Gu-ok, and her broke but sociable nephew Sang-won.

Mori begins to frequent Jiyugaoka ("Hill of Freedom"), a local coffee shop owned by Young-sun, where he writes letters to Kwon.