The JUNG family gathers at their father Hak-song's deathbed. Although they all seem to be living good lives by placing themselves in the 'mainstream', there exist inexplicable anxiety and uneasiness that reveal old and dark issues in the family. The grandparents built up their wealth through pro-Japanese activities during the colonial period; the father became an archetype of patriarchism going through Korean War and development dictatorship; the daughter got traumatized by t...more

The JUNG family gathers at their father Hak-song's deathbed. Although they all seem to be living good lives by placing themselves in the 'mainstream', there exist inexplicable anxiety and uneasiness that reveal old and dark issues in the family. The grandparents built up their wealth through pro-Japanese activities during the colonial period; the father became an archetype of patriarchism going through Korean War and development dictatorship; the daughter got traumatized by the violent father in her childhood. Through the history of the family for three generations, the film unravels where the present estrangement started, and what decisions influenced their present.less