Original Story by JEON Kyeong-lin KlM, Yun-jin LEE, Jong-won GYE, Sung-yong ARDOR My name is Lee Mi-heun I married a senior classmate the year I graduated from college We had a daughter and spent eight happy years together I devoted myself to my house and family My husband loved this about me This was how we planned to grow old together Not finished yet? Let's wrap it up and go to bed Leaving this unfolded can bring bad luck tomorrow December 24th, 2000 Even on the night she came over I believed my life would always be this peaceful Hello? Yes, it is Yes. Go ahead I bought some beer. I didn't want to come empty handed I thought I should see Mr. Kim before I leave I owe him quite a lot I wanted to stop by earlier Anyway, we had a party around here He's the only one who didn't show It's not that I had to be there I'm leaving early tomorrow Are you going far away? Incheon You know what a foster home is? It's for abandoned children I'll be living there with them Sounds like a difficult job Nice apartment How big is it? Oh, there's a flag in the house My daughter drew it in pre-school Something is wrong with it But what? Isn't it upside down? Right, it is! I knew something was wrong with it How silly! It's drawn upside down Sweetie - She doesn't know anything - What the? What are you doing? Can't you stay with me tonight? Miss Jung, stop it. Are you drunk? But I'm really leaving tomorrow! Aren't you sad at all? Don't do this, get off me No, I wanna stay with you Can I sleep here with you? Sweetie, huh? Young-woo Can I sleep here with you? I haven't slept in days. Let me stay, sweetie Don't you miss me, honey? Smell me I know you love me, huh? You two, If you need to talk, go outside No, Mi-heun, that's not it Let go - She's just drunk, that's all - Let go You crazy girl This house This house not here! Don't you know that? Get out! Get out, now! Sweetie? How disgusting Was it fun fooling around? Mi-heun Get out It's over now. Stop it Let go! What the? Wanna know what he said to me? He said I pull him in all the way He said he'll never forget how I squeeze him tight inside me We weren’t just fooling around I even got pregnant Last month, I had an abortion, and he Your husband, I mean He waited outside the operating room afraid I'd get hurt He worried I wouldn't wake up and he'd never see me again! We loved each other like more than you could ever dream of And you want me to leave? You gotta be kidding I've got as much right to be here as you! You! I didn't know there was a knife! - I didn't know, sweetie - Daddy? Su-jin! Go back to your room Mi-heun, open your eyes! What the hell did you hit her with? Mi-heun! Mi-heun! Open your eyes! 6 months later She just moved here from Seoul and doesn't know her way around - So help her adjust - The countryside's best for kids We had a bus for them until last year - But the school funds have depleted - I see - The head wound is fully healed - There shouldn't be any problems Nothing will stop your headaches I'll prescribe a tranquilizer You know what a drug addict is? Snap out of it, Mi-heun, please? Ma'am? We're at Butterfly Ville This is where you get off - Get on - No, you go first - Oh! It's you! - Hello Coming from somewhere? - You're getting around well - I went to the school - Taking off - Oh, mister! I'm coming on Honey? I picked Su-jin up from school - Daddy, what's this? - Oh, that's a TV If you press here, we can watch TV Cool, huh? Mommy, look! Daddy came to school in this! - You bought a car? - Oh, you're up Well, you'll need a car too, to get to the hospital You can use the other car. On weekends, we'll go around in this - How's that sound, Su-jin? - Great! Wonderful? Hello? Yes, professor, this is Hyo-kyung I'm here for good I handed over the publishing company to Chang and took over the bookstore over from Dae No, nothing like that Well, with my wife's health No, it's nothing serious She just needs clean air and rest Yes, I think so I'll come by sometime Take care, professor. Bye, sir Hi, Mommy! I couldn't quit, no matter what Even after getting lung cancer Rest stop A bottle of water, please - Hey! - Yeah? You put a novel under Reference! Ah-huh Don't sit around doing nothing Go clean the windows Fuck the nice weather today Hello? Are you the owner of this car? There's something wrong with it What's the problem? I'm not sure, it just stopped When's the last time you put gas in the car? Pardon? Didn't even know that it's out of gas 15,000 won, please - What about the gas can? - Excuse me? You have to return it, but You're not from around here, huh? - Just visiting? - No, I live here - 3000 won more for the can - What? You know doc, but I don't know you I ain't never seen you 3,000 won! How's country life so far? You moved into the house downhill? Didn't change your car plates yet? I didn't know you lived uphill I was surprised to see you come out of that house It's famous around here. Did you know when you went in? That does it Seems like your thoughts are always somewhere else Are you okay? Live here for a month, you'll see. It'll bore you to death No mall, no theatres It's an hour from the city If you sit around doing nothing, you'll just go crazy Doesn't the Mrs have a job? You must have made a lot of money You should come out more People are saying you're sick since you don't come out Rumours! Oh, I didn't know that Don't be offended It's different from Seoul around here Anyway, did you meet him? Up the hill? When they moved in, it was worse than here Wondering why a young, handsome doctor would think of coming here Do you know the bamboo house? On the way to So-Jung li? What about it? I heard something happened there The village was turned upside down last year A stabbing! A woman killed her father-in-law in broad daylight The son was such a nice man I'm telling you. The wife ruined him completely She had some nerve being butt naked with her lover in broad daylight! When the old man caught them she grabbed the sickle from him and Gives me chills just thinking about it Mommy! - Wasn't it fun today? - Yeah, science class was best Mommy! This is Oh Mi-sook. She sits left, right, up from me She takes the bus a long way Can we give her a ride? Where do you live? Seven stops on bus #2 My house is right there - Bye - See ya - Take care, Mi-sook - Bye You! I told you never to get in a stranger's car! You brat! Go inside, now! Wow! She's scary No, she's not Greet her politely next time Okay Can I play at Dong-wook's house? Okay, but be back before dinner Yes - Did you have fun at his house? - Uh-huh What are you doing? Let's eat Daddy, I already ate Did you eat, Hon? Mommy's sick again - You said you ate, right? - Ah-huh - Let's get ready for school tomorrow - Okay Honey? Why are you crying? What's the matter now? These people can die doing that. Why would they do it? - It's so stupid - What? Maybe you should've died before she came over Then I might've died along with you No, it would've been better if I died first Then I wouldn't have found out. That would've been nice I can't do it I can't go back to the way we were But why am I here, in this house, still sleeping next to you? Life, It feels so empty so boring that I'll go crazy Nothing's worth living for everything's a waste Just stop it! How many times do I have to tell you? It was just an accident I apologized over and over! I gave up everything to be stuck here running a tiny bookstore! For what? I dedicated my life to you and Su-jin! Frankly speaking you always lay around like a corpse but did I ever complain about you? You're really something, Mi-heun! Really something You're not going to sit here wasting away your life, are you? The weather's too nice for that Would you like some coffee? Su-jin, turn down the volume! Mommy's head hurts Yes, Mommy Su-jin, let's go Kim Su-Jin, quickly - Where are we going? - Mommy has to go into town Quick, go to Dong-wook's place Okay Let's go What's the problem? My head it hurts so much I can't do anything Let me take a look Breathe All right That's fine - Does it hurt like this often? - Yes Since when? Since last December 24th Were you hurt? Did a specialist look at it? Yes It's nothing serious - But your head still hurts? - Yes Let's check your blood pressure I was treated by a neuro-psychiatrist. They're vascular headaches Please just write the prescription. It's Xanax and Diazepam Write it, please All right Let me just see your health insurance card Lee Mi-heun? I'm Choi ln-kyu What do you do most of the time? Sleeping? Your head hurts because you stay in sleeping I really have to get going Uh, yes, that's right You shouldn't take too much Diazepam or Barium Thank you Ah, Mi-heun? Want to play a little game with me? Having fun is the best medicine for headaches For four months, until summer's end let's pretend we're lovers We'll have fun together and have sex Sound intriguing? But there's one rule lf one of us tells the other ''I love you'', then it's over We can never meet again So I'm not proposing a relationship, just a game Why would anyone play such a game? Life's full of changes I don't like being tied down Or, maybe it's because I know I'll never lose And mostly, because I find you attractive Do you play this game often? Not often, but once in awhile Why can't there be love? Confessions of love, marriage Typical steps before sex I hate it, it's like insurance I'm not a person who can fall in love So how about it? You look bored, too I know you'll play it. You have nothing else to do They have the best mushrooms here. Let's get some Mushrooms, please Your mom's not out waiting today Bye - See you tomorrow, Mi-sook - Bye Mommy! Mommy! - Mommy! - You bitch! Come here! - Mi-sook! - Mommy! Come here, quickly Hold on You bitch! Come here! You fucking bitch! Hey, get over here! Get back here! Shocked? He's my husband I met him working at a bar the first customer I slept with He'd drink and then beat me Went in and out of jail No matter how far I try to run he somehow ends up finding me Crazy, ain't it? Looks like it will rain It's the typhoon coming there's always one around now Mi-heun? Hi, Mom I called because of the typhoon Is your place okay? It's okay If you're fine, then bye for now - Wait, Mom? - What? - How's Dad? - The same as always - I see - Then, I'll see you soon. Bye Each time you played, have you always won? There's no winner in this game just a loser Have you ever lost? Only once to the woman who first proposed it to me What happened then? I asked her to live with me and to get a divorce Threats, stalking I turned worse than scum Who would play such a game? Bored women? Ruined women? There are women who want to be ruined Like you Open your eyes Don't look at it No, yours is so beautiful What do we say now? Anything Anything you want How many kids do you have? Nothing like that Was I any good? You don't know how seductive you really are So you looks so normal You're really fantastic I thought my whole body would be sucked into you Does your wife know about your lifestyle? As long as she doesn't see it, she's okay with it She knew about this before we married I've always been like this Even before I ran away from Seoul Why did you leave Seoul? Why'd you spend 2 weeks in the hospital for a head wound? That's not fair One advantage of living up the hill - Tricky, aren't I? - As much as me? You got me there Su-jin this is an internet joke, what's soccer players' favourite drink? Penal-tea! What happened to my hair? No, it's pretty I'll brush it when we get home. Don't worry it looks good - Hey, Doctor Choi - Oh, hello - We should go fishing sometime, huh? - Yes, I'll look at my schedule Bye Hello? Hello? - Who was that? - No one, maybe they'll call again It's nice out, wanna go for a hike? Why don't you go with Su-jin? I don't like hiking I wanted to go as a family We've never gone out since moving It's too late to hike It'll be lunchtime soon How about hot springs, then? I'm a bit stiff these days We can have sushi on the way back. How about it? Mommy, hurry up Daddy! - The hot spa was good, huh? - Yeah - Do you have some lotion on you? - You didn't put any on? I didn't like the one they had Did you put some on Su-jin? By the way - Hon? - Hmm? You know Prof Hwang? He asked me to try writing again He thinks I have a lot of time in a place like this I guess everyone's out on Sunday Stop by the store, let's get some drinks Honk! Honk! Big car coming. Move away, please Mommy, let's get some ice cream - Do you want something? - Anything's fine I'll wait here Is something wrong? Do you know how I got out? Over the window! Look at my feet! Is someone here? I don't like such dangerous acts - I couldn't keep our appointment - That's no problem You came to say that, this late? The light was on I'm leaving No one saw me Mi-heun, wait Our promises are like sea buoys They don't really mark anything Stop there or just float past them It doesn't make a difference Mi-heun Hey, Mi-heun Where'd you go? I was worried about you I went for a walk At this hour? In your pyjamas? Who cares? No one's around to see me But when did you leave? When you went to the bathroom Are you crazy? Weren't you scared? No I went to the lake What's wrong with you? You make me crazy Can we do it? Mi-heun? It's okay, isn't it? Here they go again What? The wife! She does this every year She invites some outsiders has an outdoor party and keeps the village up all night They say she runs a restaurant in the city Probably just a pub Is there anyplace cool around? It's so boring here - Shall we go to the beach? - The beach? - Is it nearby? - Of course, it's not far Wow, you came pretty far I love you Does this mean I lost? - The game's over? - You mean it? Can't I? No. It's not that you can't I just said it for practice to remind myself of the rule If you only knew You don't know how hard I'm trying not to lose this game Oh, it feels so good Darling? Wait, wait Darling? In-kyu Darling? They're looking for you In-kyu! In-kyu! Want to put in a pond and raise goldfish? Su-jin will like it There's a place by my shop They'll give us a good deal Let's do it later No, it's best to do it now I've one more thing to say I want to write a novel again Hello? Yes, yes okay - Who was it? - Wait What? Where are you going? Um Mi-sook's mom is sick - Who? - You know, at the rest stop So why do you have to go? I'm the only one she knows - But this late at night? - I'll call when I get there, okay? I parked at the post office Is something up? Not that I know of It's just, different Isn't it fun and thrilling? What'd you say to him? Why? Relax On my way home, I realized I really needed you I didn't come to joke You've got to relax and take us less seriously Come here Where were you this afternoon? This place was closed early I just went for a long drive Honking loudly and speeding, I bet I'm going to my mom's next week Can I try it? Want to meet me there? Can you meet me if I go? It's my sister's memorial day Let's meet at night The garlic is great there I don't make it often Take some home for your family Why didn't you bring Su-jin? I'm only here for the day Besides, she's busy these days playing with friends Where's the brother In law? He has a new wife, don't bother Hae-jin should get close to her, too She's never seen your sister Shouldn't we go to the temple? The monks will pray for her And don't bother coming next year We've left this to the monks. No need for us to fuss anymore You want to go for a walk? Do we have to? It's like downtown Seoul here Look, just go back Why'd you come? If you hadn't, I wouldn't have waited Don't get angry Look at me I hate the way I am This is just crazy No need to drag this on. Let's end it I'm not angry with you. Stop it If you're tired of us, just say it There isn't any commitment here It's not that I don't want it. It's the complete opposite You don't really understand me We came way too far While coming here, you know what I realized? What's that? I'm disgusted with how I am how I live, how others live I even thought of going back But after 4 hours I couldn't It'd be crazy for me to go back, and there's nowhere I want to be It's the story of my life I'm not angry with you I know I'm bad I've never kept a promise in my life When I get older, I'll be just like my dad I ran away from the one I confessed love to go, just like him I cut my hand so I'd remember not to love again But here you are My nurse said rumours about us are all over the village Someone in the next town even asked how the doc and his lover were doing Let's spend the night together anyway It'll be our first full night together You could call it our first night You men like first too much What if today wasn't the first but the last, how would you spend it? Do the laundry Clean the fridge Go to the hairdresser's and say "Do whatever you want with it" for the first time, put Su-jin's things in a box and write 2014, so she can find it as an adult Go to Jinju to eat pizza Write a letter to a friend Look at all my old report cards and pictures Oh, and change my underwear And me? When will you meet me on the last day? When will you meet me on that day? From morning till night, all day All day Beginning to end I wouldn't let you go for a moment Let's go You're right. We came much too far The game's over Let's not meet any more Say that you love me I don't want to play games anymore - Mommy - Huh? I'm hot. Can I get out? What's all this? I put the store up for sale I'm running off to hide again So he can't find me Is something wrong? Why? You seem different Huh? I've heard about it They all know except my husband When are you leaving? The next owner will be here soon Keep in touch. I'll write My name's Eun-Yeon Na Eun-Yeon Don't say it No one's called me that since I left home at 15 I just wanted you to know my name Hello? It's me. Where are the stop smoking tapes that were in the car? I threw them out But they weren't yours! You knew I was trying to quit smoking! You should've at least asked! - Wait! Someone's at the door - Shit! - I'll call you back - Hey! Mi-heun! - Who is it? - Here to construct the pond - Pardon? - Pond construction, ma'am Hey, mister! Sir? Hey, stop for a sec I'll take the kid out for a while - Okay, but be back before lunch - I will. Thank you No problem! Go on Bye, sweetie You bastard! Get on People are looking. Get in now I have to go pick up Su-jin You go first and wait for me One big change in life is more than enough for me If you and I live together we'll just end up repeating the same mistakes Just like with your husband you'll end up lying to me And I'll meet another woman and be forced to lie to you That's absurd What do you know about me and my husband? What's the big change? I can just eat you up right now Like a man-eater I need you Don't go seeing anyone else yet A woman who makes me warm soup every morning And has my baby through her body Coming home at night and falling asleep in her arms It's no longer possible We both tried it before We both failed at that sort of life What were you doing there? I'm talking to you! I went to the spa When did you arrive? An hour ago I was here for three hours! I went home early but no one was home! The workers were mad about missing lunch! I looked for you and Su-jin everywhere! I found your car here, so I waited I asked if anyone saw you or Su-jin inside the spa They said no!! I waited since then. It's six now! Where's Su-jin? You know there's nothing but a motel through there! Where is she? Playing at a friend's house Explain yourself Is it true what everyone says? Let go Get off, now! Get out! Now, explain! I'm listening! You think I'm sacrificing my life to live in this hell-hole so that you can fuck some doctor? I have nothing to say - Let's end it - What? I want a divorce You think I'm crazy enough to give you what you want? God forbid! I'm gonna make sure you pay for this! - When did it start? - As soon as we moved here Where do you think you're going? Stop right there! You can't go! Fuck! Hey, miss, is something wrong? Are you okay? Are you sure? How'd this happen? You're unreal A jerk who seduces crazy women in the country with bad games Let's go to the hospital I can't go into town Let's just stay here, together People believe that only the good can fall in love forever But the people who love intensely are the bad ones Immoral, weak, selfish people the poor, dark souls I don't have a picture No picture of Su-jin! What am I going to do? It's at the house What if I forget her face? What am I going to do? What am I going to do? What if I forget her face? What are we going to do? I love you What shitty luck Let it go Right, it's nothing Where are we going? I'm scared of your driving You and I have no place to go and no place to stay Let's just go anywhere But you know, we won't work Are you okay? Here Yes, I'm fine Deserted by family and friends, I walked out of the hospital alone And someone was kind enough to tell me of his death I left home And a year has gone by When the sun rose, I got up to work on a day to day job When I got hungry, I filled up on cheap food At night I returned to my one room home and fell asleep, alone Sometimes, memories would crowd in and stab my heart Often times I'd wake up at night and cry like a mad woman But I believe I'm more alive now than I ever was in the past It's like I'm walking toward a world tossed by wind Vitality starts with misery My sadness reminds me that I'm alive That one dazzling moment in my life The all too short summer, that year I didn't have the chance to say I loved him Even now, I remember I can hear his final laugh Are you ready? Ah yes Okay, let's take your picture now Tilt your head a little to the right, and turn That's great Can you put the bag down from the chair? Great Is today a special occasion? Taking a photo by yourself No, I just have no picture Director BYUN Young-joo