在这部芭比剧情片中,《芭比》入选了韩国的文化工程“电影，与韩国相遇”。
扮演顺英的金赛纶和扮演顺子的金雅纶在现实生活中就是一对亲姐妹。
善良淳朴的韩国少女顺英（金赛纶 饰）家中除了有一个智障的父亲和流氓叔叔望泽（李天熙 饰）之外，还有一个身体不健康的妹妹顺子（金雅纶 饰）需要她照顾，因此小 小年纪的顺英便充当起了整个家的家长。她和美国少女芭比（凯特·波茨沃斯 Kate Bosworth 饰）之间产生了一份跨越国境的真挚友谊。但是芭比的妹妹身体一直不好，为了获得拯救女儿性命的机会，芭比的父亲决定通过“跨国领养”这一国际制度来获取移植器官。而叔叔望泽在获悉通过国际领养能够让自己获利金钱的利益后，也打起了将侄女顺英送去美国人家领养的念头。妹妹顺子在知道这次机会以后千方百计希望可以取代姐姐去美国生活。但是她并不知道，等待她的将是什么......
Soon-Young (Kim Sae-Ron) is a young girl who is the head of her family. She lives with her mentally handicapped father (Jo Yong-Suk), unscrupulous uncle (Lee Chun-Hee) and younger sister Soon-Ja (Kim Ah-Ron) who is always ill. Younger sister Soon-Ja plays with her Barbie doll everyday and dreams of one day living in the United States. Meanwhile, Mang-Taek comes into contact with an American man interested in adopting a healthy Korean girl. Mang-Taek arranges a deal for the American man to adopt Soon-Young. When her younger sister Soon-Ja hears of the adoption, she becomes jealous and asks to take the place of her older sister. When the American man and his young daughter arrive to take Soon-Young, the uncle, Soong-Young and Soon-Ja must decide who is to go. The American father has an ulterior motive for the adoption.
一个民族的致命伤。爱有时是多余素材。阿麦瑞卡STYLE。泡菜娃娃。那两个美国演员也太烂了吧。。。《芭比》看似美好却是谋杀。亲姐妹。比悲剧更残忍的是现实。即使言语不通，善良还是能够直达人心的。芭比。
