Jong Du is a socially inadaptable and mildly retarded individual who has just been released from prison after serving three years for a hit-and-run accident. His family takes him back, but they are hesitant about him.
One day, he decides to visit the victim’s family and in their home, he meets Gong-ju, the sister of the deceased, who has cerebral palsy. A strange relationship forms between the two, but things take a turn for the worse when her family is informed of the fact.
Lee Chang-dong directs a film that focuses on a relationship that seems impossible for many reasons, although the protagonists make it work, in a way. The film’s strongest point lies with the depiction of the characters and their relationship, which is by no means idealized and does not pretend that love can magically solve the issues the characters carry.
The film benefits the most from the protagonists’ performances, with Sol Jing-du as Jong-Du and Moon So-ri as Gong-ju being magnificent in their respective parts.
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