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The populace of a South Korean island rebels against police brutality. The protesters are labeled as communists, and the army is dispatched.
An old man living on the island of Mireukdo lives a self-sufficient life, adhering to ascetic principles typical of a monk. Now and then the phone rings and shortly thereafter a visitor arrives; the old man dutifully prepares rice cakes for them. The cakes are the last meal these visitors will eat before embarking on the seemingly long journey to the next world. The first to arrive is an angler, then a rat, and the last a teacher and two students.
Pong Ddol dreams of forming a band, but money is a problem, and there's little chance they'll find any. Pong Ddol offers Chul-wook the job of band manager if he helps with financing.
Yong-pil gives up his dream of becoming a singer after an accident at a village in Jeju-do. This film depicts the hilarious conflict among Yong-pil, Bbong-ttol, dancer Kim, and Samchuni who follow him and the routine lives of villagers.
Yeong-joo, a former synchronized swimming athlete goes to Jeju Island to put together a synchronized swimming team for a performance. She slowly befriends the haenyeo, or female divers, and gradually begins to fit into their way of life.
Sejun and Song-i went on a school trip and couldn't return with the sunken ship. Leftover Seolhee and Seong-cheol wander under the weight of a hard life. Also, the remaining Sejun's mom and Song-i's dad remember and endure the children they sent first. The story of them living in a time that can't be cured.
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Seong-pil, an actor, is traveling through Jeju Island when he sees an ad looking for actors. He follows the ad that leads him to Pong-ddol. The film captures their sincerity without losing the humor. What does film and life mean to you?
Over ten years ago, their mother passed away after giving birth to the youngest sibling. Not long after, their ailing father also died. Now, with an eviction notice in hand, the four siblings are left with only a letter from their father and a car registration under Chun-ja's name. Chun-ja takes back the car that their uncle had been using. After a family meeting, they agree with Jun-myung, the third sibling, who wishes to take a year off from school to travel. They set off on a camping journey together.
The story of a young mother shows her trapped in the massiveness of circumstance. Forced to desert her only child and live with the anxiety, she can only weep. On the island, life is getting much harder, and there is only wind, stone and women.
