Hye-rim is a model prisoner serving out her sentence for murder. With two years left to go, she gets a special outing. Hye-rim gets on a train to Kang-reung to visit her mother's grave. At the place, she meets Min-gi, a young man running away after being involved in a crime organization. Min-gi's persistence melts the heart that was hardened in jail. Hye-rim and Min-gi fall in love.
Acting
Kim Hye-ja's face holds entire novels of pain.
Cinematography
Late autumn Korea never looked so achingly temporary.
Direction
Kim Soo-yong lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Kim Soo-yong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kim Soo-yong shot this during Korea's military dictatorship, using the lovers' isolation as coded political commentary.
Chuseok cemetery visits are sacred in Korean culture; placing a romance there was considered audacious.
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