Dong-gyu is a disabled man who lives on society’s fringe, unable to cope with the disapproval of those who stare at his damaged hand. As an 11-year-old boy, he was bullied because of his handicap and rode his bicycle alone. Aware of his struggle, his loving father often took him to the zoo to show him the elephants, which didn’t have any hands but could do anything. Dong-gyu is now a grown man, working in a zoo taking care of an elephant. He is introduced to his girlfrien...more

Dong-gyu is a disabled man who lives on society’s fringe, unable to cope with the disapproval of those who stare at his damaged hand. As an 11-year-old boy, he was bullied because of his handicap and rode his bicycle alone. Aware of his struggle, his loving father often took him to the zoo to show him the elephants, which didn’t have any hands but could do anything. Dong-gyu is now a grown man, working in a zoo taking care of an elephant. He is introduced to his girlfriend’s parents but rejected. While his ego is hurt, Dong-gyu’s father gets into a car accident, which makes Dong-gyu realize that it was his father’s love that kept him strong in the face of reality. less