63-year-old Jong-chil has been re-employed as a senior water purifier engineer after retiring from public service, and is working as a trainee. While under pressure for sales profits, his co-worker Hyun-suk informs Jong-chil of his business secret-selling a new water purifier under the pretext of repair to a customer, and making a profit by selling the customer’s used water purifier. But Jong-chil doesn't want to do the job.
A by-the-book police officer is assigned to secretly investigate a team leader who believes that the rules shouldn't stop an investigation. As the officer investigates further, his own attitudes begin to mirror the team leader's.
Atsuhisa Yamada is an ordinary man, with a wife and a 5-year-old daughter. He is close to his childhood friend Takeda. One day, Atsuhisa Yamada leaves his office during work hours and goes back home early. There, he witnesses his wife and an unknown man having sex, but Atsuhisa Yamada is unable to express his feelings like anger, frustration, and depression. His relationship with his wife and his friend Takeda becomes distorted.
Belonging to nowhere, Jung-cheol lives alone in a deep mountain like a non-existent being. One day, he hears a song that Ji-soo sings in a town square. Attracted by her voice, Jung-cheol follows behind her, and observes her everyday life, and learns how she has been.
Yeon-su, the police officer, is dispatched to an island and starts to witness strange situations. Yae-un, who lives in the island after she lost her parents when she was young, and the others´ behavior terrifies Yeon-su. Film director Park who constantly focused on stories related to human greed and collapse, deeply explores the guilt of human and the possibility of redemption again.
Park Jung-bum (박정범) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, and actor.