This film depicts the story of a village people who suffered form the turmoil of fighting between the left wing and the right wing about the time of the Korean Conflict (1948-1953) The village people may represent all the Korean people who suffered during the Korean Conflict However, the main theme of this film is not the fight of ideologies, but humanism itself, which Director Im considers one of the most important things in human beings. This film attempts to look into the ...more

This film depicts the story of a village people who suffered form the turmoil of fighting between the left wing and the right wing about the time of the Korean Conflict (1948-1953) The village people may represent all the Korean people who suffered during the Korean Conflict However, the main theme of this film is not the fight of ideologies, but humanism itself, which Director Im considers one of the most important things in human beings. This film attempts to look into the confused Korean modern history form a bird' eye view In particular nationalist Kim Bum-Woo is an example of the typical Korean intellectuals who suffered in the whirlpool of ideological fighting during that period. This film shows us four different situations. One is the situation of a nationalist (Kim Bum-Woo) The second is the situation of a leftist (Yum Sang-Jin) the third is the situation of a rightist (Yum Sang-Goo), and the fourth is the situation of a girl shaman (So-Hwa) which is the highlight of this film. Through the exorcism performed by So-Hwa, The protagonists try happiness of human beings in our own Korean way.

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