Cj entertainment presents
in association with / cj venture investment corp. Line holdings corp.
In association with / astech venture investment corp. (milestone and partners)
A zininsa film production
production funding / park dong-ho
with / lee yong-woo, lee jin-gyo jung jong-wook
producer / yang jung-kyung park sung-gun, lee sung-chan
fund management / choi pyung-ho
funding planner / chio jun-whan
this camera is so old.
It's my father's
- how's your mom? - Fine.
Can you wait, jong-hyun?
Won bin, shin ha-gyun
how long?
Not too long. The machine is busted.
I will wait. There's no hurry.
Kim hae-sook, lee bo-young
she was mild and naive.
He liked taking pictures.
They fell in love, got married and had a baby.
But the birth of the babay was not blessing.
She stopping going to church.
He stopped taking pictures.
He threw out the baby without telling her
but she returned with her baby.
Afterward
he became weaker due to illness and died.
Soon after, she relized that she was pregnant.
She swore
not to be naive any more.
But to be strong
and raise the baby well.
In the following year i was born.
Edited by kyung min-ho
location editor / park kwang-il
recording engineer / lee tae-kyu(bob)
Sound supervisor / kim suk-won(bluecap)
Music / kim hyung-suk
production designer / jun in-han
title producer, cg / ryu hee-jung(mix) Lee sung-suk, art kang chang-gil(chung-sol art)
Illumination director / shin kyung-man
photography director / whang ki-suk
produced by chung hae-suk
written and directed by ahn kwon-tae
my brother
one, two, three, four, five six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
This is right. Don't miss out on payments.
Mom was a moneylender.
She took us around with her
when collecting interests.
I hated that.
Hello? Du-sik's mom?
Du-sik was retarded.
They complained he and my brother
gave the neighborhood a bad name.
I couldn't blame them.
I'm a leech? Pay on time then!
By next week! Don't mess with me.
Bitch!
- You stinking... - shut your hole!
Let's go!
- Du-sik! Du-sik! Come here! - Cover your ears.
Don't listen to her crap.
- You're getting us wet! - You're getting us wet!
Nicknamed 'money ghost'
she made sure they paid no matter what it took.
that hard-earned money...
every penny was spent on my brother's surgeries.
He's here, doctor. Wait for a second.
Not scared, are you?
Afterward
i'll buy you whatever you want.
Anything you want!
Be brave, okay?
- It's okay. - Operation is ready.
Don't worry a thing.
Mom.
- Can i ask you something? - What?
Can you buy me new shoes if i have the surgery instead?
What greeted sung-hyun into the world was
a cold syringe needle not mom's nipples.
It seemed so easy for others
but it took days for him to nibble on her nipples.
He was hare-lipped.
Medically called a cleft palate
it's one of those congenital
malformations.
You're so silly.
It'll go away in a few days.
- Mother. - What?
C-can you m-make this go away too?
No, i can't.
You know why?
It's a god-given token for an angel.
It'll stay there forever.
Come here, baby.
My precious!
You're a good boy, sung-hyun.
You listen to mom well.
You're good in class.
I always felt left out.
He had two more surgeries afterwards.
As she had wished we got into the same school.
He was a year older
but we were in the same class.
Die, son of a bitch!
Listen, assholes.
This is freaking tiring.
I'll take you on as a group next time.
You heard him.
He'll take you all on... assholes!
Wait up, jong-hyun.
Quiet, quiet!
We're from the lit. Club.
We guarantee opportunities to hook up with chicks.
Who's in?
Here! I'm totally with you.
You look like a grandpa.
You sure you belong here?
Hey, you!
You have the look.
Join us. Chicks are guaranteed.
- Go fuck yourself. - Quit fooling around.
Who's kim sung-hyun?
You won the essay contest?
Join the club.
I-i am with another one.
Which one?
God damn it! You're too noisy for me.
- Stop bullshitting - i'm not!
Give it here.
What's this?
Trash!
You topped the class again, huh?
I bet that will make mom very proud.
You're good at studying.
And i'm good at fighting.
What a pair of brothers!
Knock it off!
Go ahead.
- M-mother is w-waiting. - I bet.
For your report card!
Sung-hyun, go home. Go ahead.
Driver, can you hold a second? Hurry! Come on!
Damn!
My heart almost stopped.
A knockout, huh? Cho mi-ryung from hyangdo girl's high.
A pie in the sky though.
Why?
Her brother is a crazy ass.
Get near her and you're done for.
Does lit. Club ring a bell?
She's in the lit. Club too?
- He is so cute! Isn't he? - Yeah i saw him too!
- Isn't he a bully? - He rules dongsung high.
He's so cute and bully as well?
It will be so lucky if i get to go out with him.
Give it a try.
Asako and i met three times.
We shouldn't have met the third time.
I'm going to chuncheon this weekend.
It's breathtaking out there.
I might not be able to
see her ever again.
Missing her all my life...
- ca... can... can't see - damn.
I've had it!
You either see her or not.
Who the hell is asako? Your squeeze?
It was a kick-ass dream.
I have to dream it again!
Why don't you get me one too?
An amulet that will get me into college without studying.
This is good.
He's a well-known diviner.
He went to seoul nat'i university.
What a wasted degree!
It cost me an arm and a leg. Try it on.
Here.
Gosh, you look great with anything on.
So handsome!
- T-this is an expensive brand. - It is!
I'm not eating!
I wish you had his character.
Hey.
Bring that burberry jacket.
Jong-hyun, this isn't the real thing.
I know!
You know what?
Genuine ones look fake on you but fakes look genuine on me.
You got that?
Where are you going?
You don't need to know.
Hi.
I'm kim jong-hyun from dongsung high.
On this beautiful sunday
i'm honored to be here.
I hope we make some kiss-ass memories together.
Especially on this side...
the fourth girl!
Cho mi-ryung, right?
Mi-ryung. Nice meeting you.
'Aspirin' by cho mi-ryung.
I chewed you, aspirin for i was sick.
Hidden in that bitterness is
a true confession.
Oh head, please don't hurt.
I chewed you, aspirin for i had the flu.
Hidden in that bitterness is
a true confession.
It's a killer.
Oh flu, please go away.
I chewed you, aspirin for i had cramps.
Hidden in that bitterness is
a woman's fate.
It's all about feelings.
Poets are mighty.
Mighty!
Look, got any poems you've written?
No.
You're no help in my life!
Go back to your book.
I am your aspirin.
Here.
Fair?
Look here. What's this?
Why don't i get sausage too?
You know what?
You'd find food on a dirt gravel road!
Jong-hyun!
You are beautiful.
Stop looking at the book. Look at me.
Don't give me the cold shoulder.
Look at me.
Jerk!
Man, she called you a jerk.
That i am!
Mi-ryung, i know your brother.
He asked me to protect you from punks.
I know you don't like me
but i like you. I like you a lot.
I'm crazy about you.
When i want something i dash like a bulldozer.
Show me what you got.
Damn, it's always kimchi!
You?
- I got beef! - Ah, this ass...
you're a smart ass.
It's impossible to hate you. Let's eat.
Kim jong-hyun!
Keep stuffing yourselves like pigs.
You know mi-ryung from hyangdo girl's high?
Yeah.
So what?
She's my squeeze.
- And? - Let's get it on.
Pick someone else. I'm busy eating.
Come on, asshole.
The winner takes her!
- You know what this is? - What?
I fought off tears getting it.
With the thought of her!
Still not giving up on her?
You live outside your head don't you?
You asshole!
On this duel i'm betting everything.
Is that so?
She's yours then. Okay?
Can't you be more serious?
A duel is no joke, asshole.
Take off your pants.
- They might rip open, freak. - That's my style!
Asshole!
Fuck!
Fucking tight pants!
Who you calling asshole!
- Ah, fucker! - You asshole!
Son of a bitch!
Fuck! What'd you say?
Get the fuck off me!
Off me, son of a bitch!
Both of you should be fucked!
- You fucking asshole! - Let go!
Fucker!
Son of a bitch!
Who told you to butt in?
What are you looking at?
The show's over!
Go!
Get out of here!
Fuck!
Get up.
Do you know what they're called?
Jong-hyun, tell her.
Brave...
...brothers. - That's no compliment!
- Sir! - You bastard!
You almost...
- killed my son! - Calm down...
a punk like you should rot in jail!
Calm down, sir.
How could i?
They beat up my son!
- Sit here. - Excuse me.
- Who are you? - I'm their mother.
How'd you teach your sons?
- To be bullies? - I'm sorry.
But this is too much.
You're over-reacting to a kids' fight.
I can't believe this lady!
Is that how you raise your kids?
I'm not talking to you.
Bring their father.
No words are necessary. He's paying the hospital bill.
They...
they don't have one.
So they took after you.
He ran out on you, huh?
- What the... - stop it!
We're responsible.
Not our mother!
Say one more word, and you'll be sorry.
- You son of a... - calm down, sir!
Get your act together!
Though he might be a jerk, he's still your senior.
I'm sorry.
Give me your account number.
Mom!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry!
Sung-hyun, jong-hyun. Hear me out.
Next time...
when anybody bothers one of you, you beat him together.
That's what brothers are for. Understood?
What for? You're gonna ride that?
You two ride this to school from now on.
You go to school and come home together.
Understood?
Always together!
What are you doing?
Get the hell off.
Sung-hyun! This is good.
This is like a literature work, not a letter of apology.
- Jong-hyun. - Sir.
Reflection!
You helped me... to see the light in the darkness.
I hereby pledge my loyalty to you.
That's right.
Jong-hyun! Come here.
What are you, a soldier? Go clean the bathroom!
And be nice to your mother.
Harelip!
Where's your bodyguard?
Bodyguard my butt. More like a master!
Hey, torn lips.
See if teachers are coming.
What the... hey!
- Are you nuts? - What are you doing?
Mopping.
- You're asking for it! - Hey, hey, relax
nothing returns by beating him up
keep mopping, asshole.
As you are!
Look here, shitheads.
Lose the cigarettes.
Those cancer sticks will do nothing...
but kill you.
What'd you call him?
I'm sorry.
Words won't do it.
- It's okay. - You stay out of this.
Jong-hyun.
Give me cigarettes. Give them here.
Hurry!
School is where you study not smoke you assholes.
Think about... the future of our nation, assholes!
Out. Get out!
Get the hell out!
Get your asses out of here!
What are you looking at?
Damn, i'm getting dizzy.
Let's take a break.
Aren't you getting another surgery soon?
No idea.
Can i ask you something?
Aren't you upset you were born as a harelip?
Were you born because you wanted to?
You got me there.
I just... i just don't think about it.
It's not life-threatening.
I read in a book
that everything happens for a reason.
I'm sure there's a reason... why i was born like this.
Who wrote that book?
I did.
Shit, i'm getting dizzy again.
Wow, it's awesome.
You can never see this from down below.
You okay?
- There it goes. - What?
Du-sik is retarded! Du-sik is retarded!
C'mon... c'mon!
C'mon! C'mon!
Let's go.
Hey, kim jong-hyun!
Would you mind?
- Who's he? - Huh?
My younger brother.
What are you doing here?
I heard you fought over me. Is that true?
No way!
A poem recital is coming up. I want you to come.
Let's see what she wrote.
Waiting doesn't have to lead to meeting.
God, she's so talented!
Let the heart ache.
Let the wind blow your smile away.
Days of wandering for my other half somewhere.
Days of wandering. I like this part.
She must've wandered a lot.
If i were meant for someone upon birth, i'd like to meet him now.
What does she want to do with me?
This is good. She sure can write.
What? Envious? Don't be, it's a burden.
You focus on studying. That's what you do best.
Should i try?
Dear mi-ryung
i'm your bodyguard. A bodyguard of love.
Call me if you need my help.
I'm at your service 24/7...
so freaking corny!
Forget it!
Blossoming...
son of a...
next is 'four-leaf clover' by kim jong-hyun.
'Four-leaf clover' by kim jong-hyun.
Don't be so sad
because you have only three leaves.
If you had four leaves they would...
they would've picked you long ago
don't be sad because nobody...
pays attention to you.
My eyes are set on you.
Let me be your missing leaf.
Even if nobody sees... it your way...
you're the most beautiful leaf for my eyes.
Your existence...
...is so special to my heart
knowing you... i couldn't be luckier.
Firecrackers!
$5 for two! $10 for five!
Firecrackers!
$5 for two! $10 for five!
Here...
a poem shouldn't be difficult.
It should be easy to understand.
One that the most ignorant can grasp.
One that makes... tears roll down on your face...
that's a great poem.
Got that?
Here, it's for you.
It looks exactly like me.
- Did you draw this? - Huh?
Yeah, i did
lean over.
Wow, it's so nice here.
Let's come back.
Sung-hyun, go ahead.
I'll stay a little longer. Okay?
Say... mi-ryung!
What?
Ki... ss...
where did mom go?
Didn't i ask you a question?
Go cook me noodles
what's going on?
- Didn't you hear me? - You do it.
What?
- What'd you say? - Cook them yourself!
- Are you putting me down? - You always put me down!
Want your ass kicked?
- Cook me noodles. - You do it!
- Cook it - you do it
- cook it - you do it. Asshole!
What?
Are you high on something?
Go cook me noodles.
You do it.
A piece of advice.
Know yoour place, will you?
Shit!
What... do you wanna be?
Nothing
what about you?
Don't laugh, okay?
- An actress. - That's a long shot.
I know this agent in seoul.
He's been asking me to come up.
Don't get me wrong. He's just a friend.
Mi-ryung.
I don't think we're good together.
I came to tell you that.
Jong-hyun?
Let's break up before i fall head over heels.
What do you mean?
I know.
It might not make sense to you. But it does to me.
Jong-hyun...
we're strangers from now on.
Mi-ryung.
I'm sure you'll make it as an actress.
Brother!
What are you doing? Go get her!
Who the hell are you?
Do you know who i am?
Yes
what's your name?
Kim jong-hyun.
Kim jong-hyun...
i don't like by baby sister giviing me headaches.
I'd like to live in peace.
Know what i mean?
I don't think so.
Damn.
See you again, jong-hyun.
Excuse me.
Is jong-hyun home?
Yes
i need to talk to him. Can you get him for me?
What's it about?
Just get him please.
Anything wrong?
Go get him, will you?
Tell him i'm not going anywhere until i see him.
What do you want?
Is that all you have to say?
I think so.
Tell me... do you hate me?
Yes.
But why? Give me a reason.
I don't need a reason to hate you.
For the last time...
i wanted to see you.
I'm going to seoul.
Good-bye.
Jong-hyun!
Kim jong-hyun!
Let's go.
That was the last time i saw her.
Sung-hyun studied hard
and got into med school at seoul national university.
As mom had wished.
After he moved to seoul... things have changed.
I'd never realized his space until he left us.
As you can see, it's new with a good location.
Great for business.
Look at the brochure.
This, the interior will be way better...
once completed. A masterpiece.
Hey, it's going to the 3rd floor.
Take a look around.
You know what they call you at the cram school?
Burberry man!
Don't you have otherjackets?
Shut up, asshole. What'd you want?
Neither of us is the academic type.
- Let's make money - how?
There's a way.
I already talked to my mom.
Her savings account matures at the month-end.
Let's start a street bar.
That's no money-maker.
You live once. Try to live with style!
Then again...
your soon-to-be toctor brother will make money for you.
What's the occation?
Got a problem i'm being nice?
- Mom - what?
- You goto some money put aside? - I paid the down payment today.
You're walking on clouds.
You're not a business type.
Didn't i tell you not to do it?
I can't be a moneylender... once your brother becomes a doctor.
Why don't i start a street bar?
When i have the experience...
we'll open a restaurant like this.
Sut up and keep studying.
You need a colledge degree for a doctor brother.
- Let me ask you something. - Sure.
Where's everybody?
Don't you know? The company's gone down.
Mrs. Sim!
Mom!
What's the matter?
Jong-hyun...
i think i'm going insane.
What should i do?
Why? Anything wrong?
What should i do?