All language subtitles for The.Taebaek.Mountains.태백산맥’.1994.KOREAN.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-VXT

After the second world war

the division of Korea was
the greatest tragedy and by-product

of the conflict between
the US and the USSR in Asia.

The cold war era has promoted
the conflict within Korea

and brought about the formation of

two separate government
that were both hostile

and had completely different
ideologies to each other.

[The Taebaek Mountain]

1 948 Oct 20th 01 : 1 0

Beol-gyo police station, Bo-seong district,
South Jeon-la province

Yes, this is Beol-gyo police station.

Gwang-joo provincial police?

Keep up the good work!

Young men's association here.

What's the matter?
It's quite late now.

Chief Gap-cheol?

He Ieft the office
earIy in the evening.

What?

There has been a revolt in Yeo-soo?

Move it, you fools!
Oct 20th 01 :20
the rebellion enters the city of Yeo-soo

We won't be long, sir.
Oct 20th 01 :20
the rebellion enters the city of Yeo-soo

What on earth is happening?

To end things quickly
in lsIand Jeju,

the Yeo-soo regiment was
scheduled to be dispatched

but it started a rebellion.

A rebeIlion?

At the moment,
all police forces are being assembled

in Soon-chun police department

and are beginning to take actions

so there'Il be nothing serious.

Oct 20th 08:30
The rebellion engages in battle

with 500 policemen
in from of Soon-Chun station

The fourth regiment of Gwang-joo
is taking action as we speak.

It's a matter of time
that the riot is over.

Therefore, stop worrying
and please go back.

Chief!

Soon-Chun has just
falIen to the rebelIion.

- Look! It's the soldiers!
- Soldiers!

- Hi! Look here!
- Hi!

Oct 20th 1 6:30 One infantry company
of the rebel army enters Beol-gyo

Yes, we have just
arrived at Beol-gyo.

This pIace had already been
seized by our fellow comrades.

Sergeant Park has gone
to Gwang-joo passing Bo-seong.

My units are currently advancing
to Jang-hung and Go-heng.

Yes, l'Il report again soon.

l can only imagine the all kinds
of hardship you went through.

Now that your patriotic army
has freed us,

the hardship we went through
is nothing.

Kim Sa-yong is an evil landowner

who has exploited
the people and therefore

I believe that his fortunes
need to be confiscated

and that he must be executed.
What do you all think?

He may be a Iandowner

but he isn't the enemy of the people.

He's been kind to his tenants and

supplied funds for independency.

Let him live!

People, l agree with his statement.

Even though one is a landlord,
they should not all be kiIled.

What do you think?

- Let him live!
- l agree!

- l agree!
- Don't kilI him!

Attention!
Oct 22nd 00:00 Yeo-Soon is
under martial law.

All into the car!
Oct 22nd 00:00 Yeo-Soon is
under martial law.

Oct 23rd 1 1 :00
Soon-chum is recaptured.

Soon-chun has been taken.

What!

The HQ has retreated to Mt. Giri.

We are going to join them there.

What is your army going to do?

lf you were going
to be a communist

why did you ever
get married at first pIace?

Or abandon your chiIdren.

How am l going to
raise them aIone?

I thought my hard days were over.

But you came back after 2 years

and before even 5 days,
you are being chased off again!

Mother,

go to my brother's house.

l'm no sure.

l have two sons, but I always
have something to worry about.

Who would have ever imagine?

My two sons are
shooting at each other...

Mother,

l'm leaving

Be careful, my son.

So, where are you
planning going to go?

l'm not sure.

Now that you leave,

will l see you again
while aIive?

Fools!

Going to fIy by night
in less than 1 0 days anyway,

you come and kiIl people
that crueIly.

ln 70 years of my Iife,

l have never seen anyone
win over anything

that the government
does not approve.

What did you just say?

How am l suppose to
live without you?

Do you think that
l want to leave you like this?

Why are you going then?

Why don't you just hide
so that they can't find you?

lt's an order from above,
l have no choice.

l'm going.

Take good care of Sang-ii.

Wait!

Although it's warm here,
in the mountains it will be cold.

Take good care of our son.

Pray to the gods
for my safe return.

The rebellion's main force retreats
to Mt. Beak-woon and Mt. Jiri.

The country communists hide
in nearby mountains.

200 from Beol-gyo and 300 from Bo-seong
fled to the mountains.

Oct 24th 1 3:00
Recl amation of Beol-gyo

The rascals brutaIly killed many.

According to the reports
from this morning, over a hundred.

The communists attacked us first,

now it's our turn.

- Hurry!
- Run!

- There, Stop!
- l said stop!

Forgive me, father.

You went through so much

and l wasn't here for you.

Every landlord
put to trial were kilIed.

l thank Yeom Sang-jin.

By putting my father on trial,

Sang-jin probably had two reasons.

By saving my father,
he can show that the trial is fair.

Also, he repaid his debt
of education fund in this way.

He always gets
two results by one.

However there is something
he forgot.

He may think that
he saved father's Iife,

however he brutaIly
murdered his spirit.

Orders have come from clique.

To prepare for the mountain combat,

reorganize the army and
come up with measures for the winter.

This order was necessary,

due to the exposure of the clique.

l also regret exposing
the town organizations.

l have overestimated the situation.

lt is my decisive mistake.

l believe it's the clique
that made a mistake

by thinking that
this is the right time.

This battle was held
only by the 1 4th regiment

and the clique participated
without informing to HQ.

Comrade Ann!

The clique is always sacred, wise,

and must not be criticized.

There must be no doubt of distrust.

lntellectuals, like Comrade Ann,
must remember this.

Nov. 1 st 00:00 The martial' law is
expanded to all' Jean-la province

89 related to Yeo-soon are executed

Nov. 3rd to 1 1 th The Government arrests
3293 people related to Yeo-Soon

Nov. 1 9th 700 from the Partisan
raid Gu-ray stationed 1 2th regiment

I am commander in charge.

l am Choi Dal-sik of security.

This is our chief.

Thank you for coming so far.

Thank you, sir.

This is the mayor
of the town Lee Byeong-joo.

Thank you for your troubIe.

Thank you, sir.

l am the head of
investigation, Jang Gil-chun.

My name is Lee Man-su.

He is the head
of inspection, Yeom Sang-go.

He's in charge
due to the chief's wish.

This is the chairman of
the Bo-seong clique, Yeom Sang-jin.

He graduated from
Gwang-joo teacher's schooI.

In the Japanese coloniaI times,
he raIlied tenants

and was arrested
to serve in jaiI for a year.

After independence,
he was a communist to the core

and entered the mountain squad
and became the leader.

Recently he came out of there
but has come back soon.

He is familiar with
the theory of communism

and very clever.

A more specific details would
be given to you by head Yeom

as they are brothers.

What? You know
that l can't stand it

when it comes to
that son of a bitch brother!

If that son of a bitch was a cop,
then I would be a communist!

That's how much l hate him,
so don't ask any questions.

Next, Ha Dae-chi.

The most trusted confidant
of Yeom Sang-jin.

They acted together
even before the independence.

AIthough simple minded,
he is a communist to the bone.

Next, Ann Chang-min.

He is a teacher of a boys'
elementary schooI.

During Yeom's absence,

he was in charge of
the town's communist group.

This time he has
shown his true colors.

- Next, Kim ln-seok.
- What does this Iist based on?

lt was made
based on the statement

given by the locals
who stayed during the chaos.

What are you talking about?

The ones remaining
is just as well a communist.

How can you believe them?

l can't believe any of this.

I want every locals to be assembled

in the boys' eIementary school at once.

We start from the beginning.

Wait a minute!

Why do we have to restart something

that is aIready finished?

l am the one in charge
so you just cooperate.

Execute my order now!

l saw Jang-ann indicate Huh.

That must be because of
the feud between the families.

So many peopIe are being killed.

Who can deny that?

Hey, what happened to the lights?

l think the fuse is out.

We sent someone to replace it.

Why does this always happen?

Inspect it.
Call the one in charge.

Keep quiet!

Get out of my place!

Alright.

This is her!
She is the one who sold my husband out!

lt's not me.
l didn't do anything.

Shut up. This is the one
who sold my husband.

I did no such things.
lt's not me!

- l never did such a thing
- Come out!

Come out at once.

Choi Guk-sun.
Choi Guk-sun.

Yes?

ls your husband
the one who joined this time?

Yes.

Consider yourself lucky.

- Come out.
- Yes.

Wow, that's quite a thing!

Why are you here?

My husband is...

Come over here.

- What?
- Come out here.

Shoot!

You'd better teIl the truth.

You are secretly communicating
with Yeom Sang-jin, aren't you?

There has been a report.

l'm not going to say
anything to your guesses.

So, you would heIp Yeom Sang-jin
if you had the chance?

l don't want to help him
but l can't kilI him myself.

Whether l like him or not,
he is the father of my chiIdren.

This can not do.

Protecting a commie is a commie.

You want to go to jaiI, huh?

Do as you wish.

l'm fed and not beaten.
That's a good deal.

You may act like this

because your brother-in-law
is the head of inspection but...

Don't even talk about him.

He is an enemy not a brother-in-law.

lt is my fauIt
to meet the wrong man, however,

how can he turn
his back on his nephews.

His young nephews are starving
and he doesn't send anything.

So you shouId have stopped him
becoming a commie.

What on earth can he gain
whiIe his famiIy is starving.

CaIl a spade a spade.

The family was starving
in the first place.

That's why he became a commie.
Not the other way around!

What a crazy bitch!

- Why on earth are you beating me!
- What?

Did l lie?

Do you know how sorrow
starving is?

There are so many people
starving on one side

while the rich has tons of
rice and make rice cake.

How can this be a world
of human beings?

Shut up!

- You asked for it.
- Then kiIl me!

l'm the commie's wife!

Kill me now, you bastard!

Who is it?

lt's the head of inspection.
Open the door.

What is so urgent?

Open the door.

Come on quickly.

l don't know what is so urgent
but let's talk tomorrow.

Open the damn door.

lf you don't, l wiIl.

- Why are you doing this?
- Quiet.

Why do you think
you were freed so easily?

l know and
I am very thankful.

So, you have to give
something in return.

Why are you doing this?

l am going to shout.

Really? Go on, do it.

lt is normal for a man
and a woman to get together.

Who would bI ame it?

Listen...

Wake up.

Stop it.

The dawn is here.
You must leave now.

Think of it as a good deed
and please leave.

lt's still dark out there.

What do mean by dawn?

The first rooster
has already cried.

Think of it as a good deed
and pIease Ieave quickIy.

lsn't it good for both of us...

Why are you doing this?

You aIready know why.

Do we have to
go through it every time?

HelIo?

Who... Who is it?

We met last spring.
First open the door.

But l have to know
who you are.

My name is Jung Ha-seop.

What?

Are you the son
of the noble Jung family

Hurry up!
There is no time.

Don't turn on the light.

Where is your mother?

She was stricken with
paralysis and passed away.

lt was over a year ago.

You've heard
the rumors about me, right?

Just a little bit.

What is it?
TeIl me.

That's...

You are a communist...

That is correct.

Exactly.
l'm what they calI a commie.

What do you think
about commies?

They speak for
the poor and the weak,

so they can't be alI that bad
like people usually say.

However, I was surprised to hear
that you are a communist.

By the way, l'm in big trouble.

l was going to ask
your mother for a favor

WeIl, then...

What is it?
Can I do it instead of my mother?

l want to help you
in any way possible.

Aren't you afraid that I'm a commie?

Whoever you are now,

to me you are stilI the person
I remember from long time ago.

When l followed mother
to exorcise to your house,

you gave me
a yelIow Ioquat leaf and said,

l don't know how a girl like you
became the daughter of a shaman.

l can still remember it.

For him to stay here
can be a little bit dangerous.

l'm thinking of more safe place.
Please give me an advice.

Hey!

Hey, Beom-woo!

Damn it!

Are you deaf or are you ignoring me?

Beom-woo, can't you hear me?

Oh! Is that you, Sang-go?

Hey, come on!

lt's not like l'm begging
for money or anything.

How can you ignore me
like that?

l didn't pay much attention

because l have to hurry
to catch a train.

Are you going to Soon-chun?

You can't go right now.

What? why?

The commies destroyed the railroad

and it's being reconstructed

You would have to wait
tilI May to ride a train.

By the way,
do you carry a warrant?

What do you mean?

You graduated from college
and you are a teacher.

And yet you don't know
what a warrant means?

l asking you
why you would need to see it.

There are commies everywhere,

so, how wouId one know who is who?

You are famous only in Beol-gyo

but out of here,
you would need it for sure.

Welcome!

Sit over here.

lt's only mid-day.
Don't drink so much.

She's from Seoul.

Hey, sit right next to him.

OK.

No, that's OK

Two cups of coffee here.

Shit! How come some
landlords die and some don't.

He must have been
a commie in the inside.

You have to understand,
they Iost their fathers.

ls it them?

Are they the ones who
Iurks around in curfew hours

and terrorize
the families of the communists?

Yes, right after we finish
investigating the families,

they go to their
houses and beat them.

They beat the famiIies so badly that

it would be better to be locked up.

Who's behind them?

ls it Chief Nam?

What are you talking about?

Curfew violators are usually
shot to death at once

but they have no probIem
in lurking around.

There must be someone
in the police looking after them.

That's not your business.

Hey, you there.

You are the nephew of
Song Du-yeong, aren't you?

Come over here.

Come hear you commie.
You bastard!

Catch him.

You dare to run away?

Give me some. Me, too.

Come on, send them away.

lt's so loud out there.

You know
every year they do this.

l said send them away.

Sam-nan.

Don't do this.

It's not like
they are asking for money.

They are just
taking the leftovers.

Even so they are pointing at us.

lt's never good to
lose the public mind.

That stupid thing...

He not my son, but my foe.

Someone's here to see you.

What has brought you here?

Come in.

Yes, was he OK?

Anything wrong with him?

No.

l don't have
any big money right now

because l had to
baiI my husband out.

I'll borrow
some money right away.

Will you wait just a moment?

He said not to tell his father.

Hey you, Stop there.

What's the matter?

So the Jungs are having
an exorcise, aren't they?

Yes.

What kind of exorcise?

Just a reguIar exorcise.

You can go now.

Wait!

Yes?

Your late mother and l,

we used to say hello
to each other.

What is your name?

It's So-hwa.

So-hwa? So-hwa...

l have no idea what it means...

WiIl you tell me?

lt means white flower.

White flower?

Well, l don't know
who came up with it,

but it goes
perfectIy welI with you.

You can go now.

Wow, that's quite a thing.

It's So-hwa.

Here, l brought it.

Did anyone follow you?

l made sure
no one was foIlowing.

ls anything happening in town?

Last night,
many communists were shot at.

Your mother toId me
to tell you that

you must remember
you are their only son.

Where are you going?

l have to make your lunch.

l'm not hungry.

Let's be here together.

- Yes, l understand.
- lt's so tiring.

l've heard you'd
been drinking until 2 o'cIock

You know what? Recently l try
to learn a narrative song.

Wow, it's terribIy difficult.

It's not something
for everyone to perform.

Hey, Mr. Jang.

l toId you to hand over
the one we arrested in the market.

Sorry, we have to
investigate him a little more...

Hand him over right now.

Hey, Mr. Lim

Yes?

Your men are making
trouble in every town.

What in the worId
are you thinking?

What are you talking about?

Yesterday,
in the viIlage of Baek-dong,

the viIlage chief
made Iunch for them

but your staffs made
a mess and beat the chief.

We've got a petition
about this disturbance.

So?

You had better
controI your staffs

and forbid them to make
any more trouble.

From now on,
l wilI not just sit and watch.

What?

We are running after
the commies all day long,

don't we deserve
a weIl served meal sometimes?

The chief who served them
a poor meal caused the trouble.

Not my men!

If you don't want such troubles

then you treat us good meals.

Listen to me carefuIly!

Why are you bulIying
innocent civiIians?

Because of you peopIe,
we have lost the public mind.

lnnocent?
What do you mean by innocent?

How can you say that
when there are

commie famiIies everywhere.

What did you just say?

lt's pathetic peopIe
like yourself,

that prevent us
from catching the commies.

What?

- How dare you...
- You son of a...

Stop it, you two.

Those snobs!
Let go of me.

Let go.

Let go of me.
Let me go!

Chief, caIm down.

We have to work together
whether we like each other or not.

This doesn't heIp in any way.

Stop meddling with our work

and take care of
your own business.

You lost the police station
without even shooting a gun.

You rascal.

What a show-off!

Who does he think he is!
They're running riot!

Get out of here.

- What's the matter?
- My father died because of you.

You commies deserve this!

What's that noise?

The Anti-communist group
is searching a house.

lt's Ha Dae-chi's famiIy.

They are compIetely destroying it.

After all,
it's none of our business.

I always wanted to meet
the members of the settle committee.

You donate for the police families
and encourage them.

l reaIly thank you all.

The reason why we asked to see is

because we wanted to ask a favor.

Anything.

Anything but saving the commies.

l know that you have been trying
to catch commies all daylong.

However aren't you
being a bit too strong?

lf you are too strong with the people

you will lose the heart of the peopIe, and

it's not good
for the punitive force.

You are the principle of
the Puk EIementary School, right?

Yes.

What do you mean by saying that?

It is to save innocent victims.

Last time there were
many who died unfairly

because of the information
intentionaIly fabricated.

Even though one is a communist,

he must be punished in legal manners.

Also, I heard that you support
the Anti-communist group

who terrorizes peopIe nowadays.

You must stop them.

Many peopIe are already dead.

So, you alI have come here to protest,

but let me speak now.

I know that
there are landIords here and

my late father was a well-known
landIord in Hwang-hae province.

However, do you know what

the commies did
after they came to power?

They confiscated aIl the lands
and executed my father.

My family was scattered
with empty hands.

l still don't know
whether any of them are alive.

You would never
understand what it's like.

That's the real face of communism.

However, l don't think
the people of the south

know the true coIors of the commies.

Better yet, everyone likes it.

FrankIy speaking,

I beIieve over
80% of Beol-gyo locals are commies.

That is not true.

However, if you treat them that way,

it may become true.

Mr. Kim, I think you are a commie.

lf not, how can
someone say such a thing.

There wilI be no trials for commies.

Have you not seen what the commies did?

l wilI make myself clear here
once and away.

From now on,
anyone sympathizing the commies

will be treated like one.

You'd better watch yourselves.

l already knew that
there is a slight difference

between commies
and communist or socialist but

the way the generaI speaks of it

is fuIl of hatred and violence.

That word gained a power
to kiIl people

without any other reason.

l'm going this way.

- Good-bye sir.
- Good-bye.

Mr.,

l have found the book
you were looking for in Gwang-ju.

Did you?

Welcome.

- lt's this one, right?
- Yes, it is.

l was thinking of going
to Gwang-joo to get this book.

Thank you.

l'll wrap it for you.

Did everything go well
with the general?

Words means nothing to him.

Among other things

The Anti-communists must be stopped.

We should not
let them get away with it.

They're even killing people.
It must be stopped...

Mr. Kim.

l would like to speak to you.

What are you doing?

- Bastard!
- You commie!

Die! You deserve this...

Let's get out of here now.

Master! .

What happened to you?

If you were wounded this badly

you shouId have came
straight to me.

You are a stubborn person, Mr. Kim.

Any deeper and
it would have been fataI.

Dec. 1 st promulgation of
the National Security Law

Dec. 1 1 th the governor of
the South Jeon-la province and

the head of Police Agency
were ambushed by 200 rioters

The Assemblyman has arrived.

Salute!

Welcome.

Let's go in.

Now it seems that
the communists are almost gone.

We are training with the police
and Young Men's Association.

As soon as the training is over
we will wipe them out.

Soon reinforcements will be added.

Just guard the town safeIy.

Chief Nam?

Yes?

The traitor list is
completeIy bogus.

Min Jung-see and Song ln-gap
are not communists.

lt's either a plot or
they must have been forced to cooperate

so Iet them go.

Arresting the supporters of rightist

is exactly what
the commies' are after.

WeIl, but...

They were arrested
based on the reIiable information.

And also, it says here that
Jung Hyun-dong was dismissed.

Is this true?

Yes. He had no
connection to any crimes...

What are you talking about?

His son is a commie.

There are so many families
arrested for that

and he's not arrested?

Hey, Chief Nam.

Yes, sir.

Arrest him at once.
Right now.

lt was just a help.
l didn't know that it's a crime.

You keep Iying...

You look so pale like
you're dying or something.

True, I'm aImost dying.

Why did you ask to see me?

Do you know why congressman Choi
is trying to Iock me up?

l can't think of any reason.

Who did you side with
at the election?

You refused the hands
of congressman Choi and

supported his adversary.

You remember that
it was a tight match?

lf l hadn't sent my boys
and ruined the election...

Congressman Choi would have lost.

l'm not bragging,
but you couId say that

he became a congressman
thanks to me.

After aIl this,
how could he not hate you?

He was waiting to strike,

and your son turns out
to be a commie,

giving him a perfect chance
to get back at you.

What am l supposed to do?

You telI me what to do.

Sir, everyone is wondering
about how things are going

with the farmland reform.

As you alI know, in February 5th,
the government measure

is currently discussed
in the National Assembly.

The government's plan indicates
that 30% of the yield

is to be paid for 5 years.

Doesn't that mean that
we can onIy get the renting fee

and that you have to
give up the land itself?

Well, well, it's deplorable.

The reason why we support capitalism
is to protect our wealth.

lncluding myself, most congressmen
are Iandlords but

when it comes to farmland reform,
we have no choice.

lf we don't do this
the country would fall apart.

If we postpone
the farmland reform,

the people would be
seduced to communism and

the country would be
in confusion.

I think that since it is
going to happen anyway,

we must act quickIy
and stop communism.

Anyway, Chief Nam.

Yes, sir.

When are you going to
elect the head of YMA?

I am searching for
the right person but

in this rough time,
we don't have any applicants so...

l'll take care of it soon, sir.

How is the head of inspection?

Yes, he is doing very well.

The head of YMA is just
a honorary post and

the head of inspection
is the real thing...

Then put the head of inspection
on the head of YMA.

What?

Why? What's the matter?

WeIl, the probIem is...

he doesn't have
a good reputation and

his brother is
the head of the commies...

That's why l'm recommending him.

He wouId do even better
to overcome his weakness.

Put him in charge.

This is Yeom Sang-go.

Already heard that?
Thank you.

Sorry, today l'm busy because

my boys are going to
congratuIate my promotion.

How about
the day after tomorrow?

Thank you very much.

Let's go.

Yes.

No use waiting for him.

My brother isn't
going to come back.

ls it true that you became
the head of the YMA?

Yes, l've became the head of YMA.

My brother is a military leader,
but l don't care anymore.

Some people aren't happy
about me being the head but

you wait and see.
l'lI be better than anyone eIse.

How about...

Let's send some rice
to your nephews.

l've heard that they were
actually starving every day.

What are you talking about?

Why does it matter to you?

lf you care about them that much
go and live with them.

No one's stopping you.

You are brothers.
How can you say that?

You know what I've been through
because of that son of a bitch.

How did you and father raise me?

You two always
looked after him, not me.

When we fought against each other
only I was punished.

He was always the first one
to taste deIicious cakes.

You sent him to colIege

while I onIy went
to eIementary schooI.

Damn it, l will make
my days untiI he dies.

Give me a new shirt.

My boys were so excited
about my promotion

that they sprinkIed
the aIcohol all over.

1 949 Jan. 8th Establishment of a Special
investigation committee of anti-nationalism

We wilI fight
ln Dook-san and Bong-gain today.
The capturing of many communists led a great
damage to the clique of South Jeon-la province.

Gain the approval of the people
even if it is a grain of rice.

lf there is anyone
trying to steaI anything

wouId be severely punished.

Remember that
if we lose the hearts of the peopIe

we will be completely isolated.

Yes.

Comrade Gang.

Yes, sir.

Recite the three things that
the Partisan Army is prepared for.

Yes, sir.

Freeze to death,
beaten up to death,

and die of hunger.

Right, that is correct.

You can't be in the army
without that kind of preparation.

Now, we will start
examine the weapons.

Pass.

Comrade chairman.

l only have 1 0 bulIets.

When you become a great gunman,
you will get all the bullets you need.

So, try to become one.

Yes, sir.

Are you sleeping?

Are you asleep already?

Shit! Who is it?

Anyone wondering around
in curfew hours is to be shot at.

She will hear you.

Hey, neighbor.

Who is it?

Were you asleep at this time?

I'm having a coId right now.

Anyway, who is it?

I'm your neighbor Jung-san.

l made you some snacks
for you to try.

Gee, l would have came
the next morning

if I had known you were
so deeply asleep.

Early 1 949, the Special investigation committee
of anti-nationalism is meeting difficulty due to

the interference
of the pro-Japanese group.

Apr. 22nd every officer in the Special investigation
committee of anti-nationalism resigns.

Sir!

l'm sorry to have kept
you waiting.

The meeting was
Ionger than expected.

The chief martial law
administrator is something, huh?

Since the first day of Beol-gyo,

this is the first time to have
as many soIdiers here as today.

l heard that the police
is going to withdraw in 4 days.

From now on
consider yourseIves dead.

What?

You aIl are going to
be calI out and trained everyday.

Nice to meet you.

Come on in.

- This way.
- Yes.

- Here.
- OK

Do you know Park Doo-byung?

We were friends in coIlege.

We were also together
as student soldiers.

He is my immediate superior.

When he heard that l was
being transferred to Beol-gyo,

he toId me to visit you.

This is my wife.

I apologize for the interruption.

TeIl me something
about this place, Beol-gyo.

How come there were
so many communists and

why was there such tension
between the right and the left wing?

The tension between
the right and the left wing

begins and ends
with the issue of land.

Land?

It's a Iittle unexpected.

To expIain this dispute of land

we must go back to
the Japanese coloniaI times.

When Japan decided
to colonize Korea,

it began with the 8 years
of investigation of land

which aims at plundering
the farmer's lands.

As a result,
80% of the farmers became tenants

and 80% of them suffered
extreme poverty.

That is the true face
of the coIonial times.

Despite this confused times,

many landlords associated
with the Japanese and

bought more lands
to become great landlords.

These are what we call
a pro-Japanese landIords.

They, together with Japanese Iandlords,
pIundered the farmers

and cooperated with
their colonial poIitics.

As the farmers had no choice

but to give the landlord
70% of their yields,

they had to suffer
from endIess poverty.

The most tragic places were

the fertile Iands of
the 3 south provinces,

and among them, Jeon-Ia
province was the worst.

Then came the independence.

But there came a big difference
between the north and the south.

WhiIe the north executed
the Iand reform for the peopIe,

the south, on the other hand,
the landlords protested,

the land reform having been postponed.

Then followed the disappointment
and anger of the people.

As the dispute between
the tenants and the landlords grew,

the communists took advantage
of the situation.

The ideoIogy of the communists,

that is equal and free
distribution of land,

matched the tenants' wishes
of having their own land,

and thus many people
followed the communists

without knowing the ideoIogy.

That's why many tenants went
into hiding in the mountains.

At the incident of Yeo-soon.

Gwang-jo, come out here.

l'm going to kill you.

You damn commie.

Come out here.

Who is it?

l will kilI you first
for seeing my child as a commie.

OK, the commie girI
is staying in the house.

I charged your son as a commie.

Come on and kill me.

Your husband killed mine
so why don't you kill me?

Jo-sun, calm down.

Let's talk this through.

What the hell
are you taIking about?

You want to taIk
in this situation?

Can't you see that?

Your child beat my child.
Look at him!

l came to break his arms
so come on and hand him over.

He's not here.

What? Not here?

Damn it.
l feel so vexed!

Your husband kiIled my husband,

now your child is
beating my child.

How can l Iive Iike this?

l feel sorry.

l'll make sure that

something like this
will not happen again.

Commies and patriots are never

compatible with each other.

Make sure your child
doesn't hang around with my son.

Commies are less than lepers.

Let's go.

You are going to have to
live your life without a father.

So you must be
stronger than others.

You are my only light in life.

What was that?

Gwang-jo, it's your grandma.

Grandma!

My baby.

- Are you OK?
- I'm fine.

I brought some rice.

What?

To my surprise, Sang-go told me
to check on you with some rice.

Really? That's odd.

Where is Gwang-jo?

Here's some cake.

When Gwang-jo comes back,
share them with him.

There you are, grandma.

My baby, what's wrong with you?

l think I'm drunk.

Where were you Gwang-jo?

l heard the screaming
so l hid under the basement.

Mom, aren't l bright?

Why did you hit Se-un?

l didn't want to hit him.

He kept saying
'your father is a commie'.

Rascal, l hate
hearing those words.

Gosh, poor thing.

l'm sorry for the hardships
you've been having.

TeIl me the grasp
of the opposing army.

Yes.

All we know is that
they are training all day.

What the hell
are you doing comrade?

The clique is having troubIe
due to lack of information,

and you stiIl give me
onIy useless information?

l'm sorry, the security is so tight.

l don't want to
hear your excuses.

l'lI give you 1 5 days.

lf you fail to obtain
any useful information until then,

you wiIl be sent over
to the court.

I understand.

It's the list of people
seIling their lands recentIy.

ReveaI this fact
with other helpers

so that the tenants
cause some troubIe.

The first victim
wiIl be Seo Won-sang.

He wiIl come back
from Gwang-joo in 3 days.

Who are you?

What the heIl...
Stop! Don't move!

Get him!

What happened?

Comrade Lee and Park are dead

comrade Ann is missing.

Since he is missing,
it seems he wasn't arrested or kiIled.

l glad that comrade Ann is OK.

He would be hiding somewhere.

Comrade Choi, teIl our
underground ceIls to look for him.

- Yes, sir.
- Comrade Ha.

Yes.

Search the patroI line
once more.

Yes, sir.

Ms. Lee, it's the president of
Ja-hae hospital.

Yes, this is Lee Ji-suk.

Welcome, Ms. Lee.

Please, sit.

Why did you ask to see me?

l wanted to ask you a favor.

There is someone
seriously wounded

and we are short of blood.

The Patient's blood type is B

but l noticed
your bIood type is O.

l don't understand,

there must be many other people
with a O blood type, why me?

The patient is Mr. Ann.

What?

l don't know whether
it's true or not but

l've heard that you two
were going to get married and

this is an emergency.

l removed the bulIet
in the femoral region but

since the bIeeding was so bad,
he's in a coma.

We know that he's back!

- How can he do that to us?
- lt's against the law!

l know he's here.

This is a matter
of life and death.

Get out of the way.

What's going on here?

You hoodlums!

Are you a group
of gangsters of something?

Why on earth are you
in my yard?

ls it true that you sold
the Iand that we tenant?

What?

Where did you hear that?
That's nonsense.

Don't try to fool us,
we aIready know.

Why do you care? lt's my land
and l can seIl it if l want.

How can you sell the Iand
which we dedicate our Iives on?

What are you saying?

l am selling my own land and
I have to ask for your permission?

You can't do this.

You can't just seIl
the farmIand even if you want to.

When the farmland reform begins,
we have the prior ownership.

So we are as much the owner
of the Iand as you are.

What a load of...

Mr. Huh, send them away.

KiIl him.

Yes.

What?

Who is Sang-woo Song?

And?

OK.

- Master sergeant Kang?
- Yes.

The IocaI Iandlord has just been
terrorized by his tenants.

Catch everyone
who were present on site.

Yes, sir.

Apr. 23rd The inauguration of the people's guidance
union to re-educate and protect ex-communists

Hello, sir.

Welcome, sir.

Come on in.

Apr. 27th The farmland reform passes
at the National Assembly

but the Government exercises veto.

Comrades.

These comrades have
avenged the traitor landIords

with comrade Choi
and they came to join us.

Their names are
Min Gi-sik and Kim Na-ro.

l welcome both of them.

Comrades, let's give them
a big applause.

lt is nice to meet you aIl.

l'm Min Gi-sik from Hwai-jung.

I don't know what communism
or revolution means.

l had no choice
but to come here

but thank god,
you alI welcome me Iike this.

I thank you all.

From now on, I'll do my best
in folIowing every orders.

We will now begin
the entertainment.

What are you going to do
with the arrested tenants?

l wanted to see you
to discuss that matter.

The pressure the Iandlords
are giving me is immense.

They want them
to be strictly punished.

l wanted to let them go

with only charging them
with property damage,

but now they are having a demo.

lf l let them go now,
they will probably protest harder.

How about this?

I will take the petition
from the people,

so that you can free them
after accepting the petition.

That's a great idea.

Let's begin right now.

You did welI.

Let's hurry.

Thank you, comrade Lee.

I was ordered
to folIow the cIique.

lt felt Iike the organization
was a little loose.

Now it feels complete.

Thank you, doctor.

Don't think of me
as a communist.

l was only minding my profession
as a doctor, before ideoIogy.

When we seized BeoI-gyo,

near the bridge, we Iost
a policeman caIled Jang lI-do.

l heard that you saved him
and cured his three gun wounds.

You shouId decide
who's side you are on.

lt's his medication
for a month.

Make sure he eats it
30 minutes after each meal.

Thank you.

Hey, Ha Dae-chi.

lt's been a long time.

My wife is sick in hospital,
so excuse me...

Comrade Ha. Come back.

Hey,

Hey, wait.
Let's talk for a moment.

Let's have some taIk, l say.

There has been a big problem.

Comrade Gang said he would go to his house

and he stilI hasn't returned.

What?

Who is it?

Yeom Sang-go!

What are you doing to my son?

Sang-go, run! Run away!

You bastard, Iet my son alone!

Help me!

Help me, it's a commie!

It's a commie...

- Hurry!
- A commie...

He was kilIed at dawn.

He comes to the hospitaI
sometimes, doesn't he?

Yes.

His wife is
an epiIeptic of some kind?

Yes.

Is the doctor in?

Yes.

You stupid fool.

Hey.

You must be starving
after 3days without eating anything.

Here, eat this.

No.

We must follow regulations.

Don't worry and go on.

The son of a bitch,
Yeom Sang-go has lost the position

and is degraded to
the head of inspection.

There wilI be another chance.

We know how you feel,
and we are all trying to kill him.

He's going to die
one way or another.

Who are you?

l have to see the woman
who just came in.

Don't worry.

l'm just going to say what l have to.

Why did you run away
so fast?

It's not like
l'm a ghost or anything.

When l heard you threw yourself
into the lake to commit suicide

l went straight
to your parent's house

but they didn't tell me
where you were.

Get out.

l don't want to talk to you.

You may think of yourself
to be unlucky

and may bl ame this situation
but I don't think so.

This whoIe situation has Iead me
to meet a woman Iike you.

The dead are dead.
Nothing's going to change that.

You have to admit
that your husband is now dead.

Why don't we just Iive together?

Go, go away.

Never come here again. Never.

Are you her uncle?

Yes.

Here's some money.
Take good care of her.

I'll be back.

l'Il try my best
to release you.

Don't give up hope.

You only did
a blood transfusion.

You'll be released in no time.

Gosh, it pours terribly.

The sky may sympathize
the victimized.

The widow is
the most worrying thing.

Now that she left alone
with her child...

HeIlo? HeIlo?

HelIo?

This is master sergeant Gang.

The Yulo town has been
seized by the enemy.

What?

According to the report
of an escaped prisoner,

the enemy counts up around 200.

lt seems that all the commies
in Bo-seong have been mobilized.

There were 4 men
working at the time but

there was no sound of fire

so we assume that
they just surrendered.

TeIl me about the landscape.

In that matter, the head of
inspections would be more famiIiar.

Here is Beol-gyo
and this is Yulo.

This Yulo is famous for
its use as a miIitary base.

For a commie
to settle in Bo-seong

this would be the ideaI spot.

Because the mountains surrounding it
are serving as a shield,

and there is only
this smaIl entrance.

Therefore it would be
hard to attack.

ln addition many locaIs
are commies themselves so

the commies call this place
the Moscow of Bo-seong.

We shouId have paid
more attention to this pIace.

We have cIassified this place
as useless, l'm afraid.

We stiIl have
plenty of food and time.

So help yourself!

He's alive! He's alive!

It's realIy you.

We can't postpone it
any longer.

You must get married
right now.

An emergency warning!

Gather around!

Even if our defenses are penetrated,

it is 3.2km away by mountain path.

lt takes at least 2~3 hours.

Of course we must assume the worst
and prepare for retreat but

we must do aIl this without
the people's knowledge of it.

Yes, sir.

All gathered!

- We will be back soon.
- Do what you can.

Chief, l heard that Yulo
is a world of commies.

How can anybody live there?

Why do you ask?

You are a littIe bit suspicious.

l'm just curious.

They say they are going to
create a paradise.

l wonder if they succeeded.

They are having
a great time by themselves.

They did their
own farmland reform and

the commies and the locals are
playing and farming together...

Head.

Ah, there you alI are.

Sit down.

The Martial Law Army wilI
be in action tomorrow.

Pick 20 men
and support them.

Yes.

l don't know what on earth
the general is thinking.

When it comes to operations,
the key is secrecy but

he doesn't even
seem to think about it.

It's not even an operation.

And what about the combat?

lt's not even a combat.

That's why they couIdn't win!

Many locals have a problem
with him as weIl.

The war of attrition
is what the commies want.

We are doing exactIy
what they want.

AIready, 5 men is down.

Good afternoon, sir.

Mayer, sir.

Listen, The general Shim

has been given such a power.

Then he has to kiIl the commies
and help the landIords.

But he is siding with the tenants.

He has completeIy
forgot his duty.

We must file compIaint and change him.

We cannot Iet him
continue like this.

June 5th the Beol-gyo branch of the
people guidance union is created.

June 6th Special investigation committee
of anti-nationalism attacked by Police

Special police force disorganized.

June 21 st The government proclaims
an impossible farmland reform law.

Bride enters.

Groom stand up.

Bow.

lt's been a while.

Comrade Jung.

- How have you been?
- Fine thanks to you.

Fortunately there is
a happy event in progress.

Yes.

The cIique thinks that
this is the most ideaI town form.

I will stay here for a few days

and report the management
of this town.

l'm looking forward
to your teachings.

Someone must have
tipped off.

How could they have attacked
only our living quarters?

The enemy is approaching.

This is Mt. Baek-du,
caIling for Mt. Kum-gang

The wild boars are
heading your way.

Don't let them escape.

You must not let them escape.

Gae-soon, bring some water.

Yes.

Don't worry.

- Your husband is aIright.
- Are you sure?

Yes. Sang-go inquired
into it by himseIf.

lt's aIl thanks to
the protection of the Maitreya.

There are piIes of bodies
in front of the station.

More than 40 people have died
and 20 wounded or arrested.

I had a bad dream Iast night.

l hope he is aIright.

That pitiless bastard...

He must come back safe

so that l can show him
how much I suffered.

Welcome.

Hide your skin for god's sakes.

A widower like me would
think about something else.

You came to the right place
at right time.

A widower came to
a widow's house.

l followed the odor of
a widow from a miIe away.

And at the end of the odor,
I found you here.

Make me some breakfast.

Wait just a moment.

lt's not ready yet.

Then just give me some liquor.

I've never seen you before.

Are you here to seIl wood?

Why? Would you buy it?

How much is it?

You live in the market
and you are the one

who knows better than l do.

So just give me a fair price.

l would have to see
the product first.

l don't even know whether
it is a dry wood or a dry cucumber.

How can l give a fair price?

Then go Iook at it.

They must be like your thighs.

How about 600?

That's too cheap.

OK, then.
A widower should be nice to a widow.

l'll just caIl it a day
for today.

My name is Ha Jum-sang.
What should l call you?

Do we even deserve
a formal name?

Just calI me market girl.

Anyway, how long has it been
since you became a widow?

Almost 5 years but...

That's not a good subject
to talk about in the morning.

Get the wood in.

lt was easy to approach her.

Since he started,
he wanted to finish it,

so l returned alone.

He ought to tread carefully.

He said that she Iikes men
even more than the rumors.

He said it wouId be
a piece of cake.

Well done.

Gosh!

I'm coming, coming!

l am second to none
as for stamina

but you are better than l.

If 5 times isn't good enough,

how many times
would it take to satisfy you?

Promise me
that you will come here often.

lt is your duty from now on
to take care of me.

You started it, you finish it.

Or Ieave this behind.

How can l do that?
Ask me something l can do.

l'm never letting you go.

Never.

HelIo?

Yes, sir!

Yes, alright.

Wait just a moment.

lt's the head, and he said that

Gyon-baek and Moon-duk have
been attacked at the same time.

HelIo?

Yes, this is the head of inspections.

What?

Gosh, it drives me crazy.

They are trying to wear us out
by attacking different places.

We can't foIlow them each time.

Even if we go
they would already be long gone.

Excuse me?

Yes, l wiIl do that.

l understand, you're right.
Don't worry.

Hey, Sang-piI.

Sang-pil.

Get it started.
Damn it!

My goodness!
How could anyone do this?

Private Na. Private Na!

Get out of my way.

Do you even imagine
what my son means to me?

He's been the only son
for 3 generations.

Now who is going to
carry on a family Iine?

We will drive away
America's imperialism,

free the people
and re-unify our country.

We are fighting a holy war.

To win this war
we need your absoIute support.

Listen to me, peopIe.

Join this holy war
and cooperate with us.

And we'lI alI get to
Iive in a worId

without rank or exploitation.

lf you stay here in town

you wiIl be alI mobilized
by Lee Sun-man's army anyway.

It'Il be dying for nothing.

Therefore, come with us
and heIp make a better world.

The comrades who will join us,
please stand over there.

Why are you hesitating?

Wait! We don't need an old comrade.

Just stay here.

Oh, thank you.

How are we going to
earn the living now?

Be carefuI, son.

Let's aIl sit down.

Come on, take a seat.

lf the army find out
they've been here

we wiIl all be in trouble.

We must not speak
of this again.

Don't let chiIdren
taIk about it, either.

That is the only way to live.

Do you alI understand?

We came here because
there was a report. Stop lying.

Why were there torches
in the middle of the night?

Where are aIl the young ones?

WeIl, it's always been like this.

Execute this man.

l'm innocent!
l didn't do anything wrong!

You are killing a wrong person.

No, pIease save him!

l'll telI you the truth!
They've been here! The commies...

Over there, Pyong-san.
Come out here.

You voIunteered for the commies
and was rejected.

Mr. Choi come out.

Moung-gil come out.

Your husband fight for the commies.

Gun-gong, you gave them your son.

Over there, GiI-sang.

You gave them your cow.

What are you talking about?

l didn't give it to them,
they stoIe it.

l will show you
what happens

to the ones
who betray the people.

Those who haven't yet
purged a betrayer come out.

Comrades, with your everlasting hatred,

poke your swords into their hearts

and pledge our unchangeabIe
struggIe consciousness and solidarity.

People, see what happens to traitors.

Now, execute!

The people of Chil-bok village.

Everyone must leave
the viIlage by 1 7:00.

Until the bandits
roaming this area are caught,

this village is to be evacuated.

So everyone of you
must cooperate.

Gosh, my house is on fire.

- How can we Iive now...
- Where should we go...

How can we earn a living...

Did anyone suspect you?

Well, there was a lot of staring
since a woman like me

was looking for such drugs and needles.

l just told them
it was for my oId husband.

You did welI.

I stopped by your house
when l was in Beol-gyo.

What?

l was a little sorry
for your wife and...

Everyone is saying that
communists families are starving.

l wondered how your family
was living, so...

l went with a some barley corn.

Thank you.

How were they?

The house was empty.

After they went
to their cousin's house,

no one hasn't heard about them.

June 26th Kim Gu is assassinated.

July 7th Special investigation committee
of anti-nationalism members all resign.

July 7th The National Assembly starts
revising farmland reform Law.

lt's nice to meet you again.

Thank you.

Thanks to your help
and hiring a lawyer

l was released early.

You went to the Kim Gu's funeral?

Yes. WhiIe l was at Seoul,
l've been there, too.

Let's all go to the brook.

Yes.

l heard you came back
from Seoul.

lsn't it open yet?

lt would still take
3 to 4 days.

lt's a lot harder
than expected.

Ms. Lee, l wouId like to do
something for the evening study.

ls there anything you need?

l was going to
ask you something.

l would Iike you to
sponsor the school supplies.

We have what is needed
at the moment but

the future needs is the probIem.

lt's too expensive and rare.

l will sponsor
the school supplies.

Thank you, sir.

We are having some trouble
in gathering the students.

They think that,
since they are farmers,

studying won't be necessary.

To the poor, studying may be
a Iuxury one cannot afford.

That's when l realize
the necessity of study.

Ignorance leads to submission and

they continue to be expIoited
by the upper cIass.

To bring equality, the only way
is to educate the people.

lf sounds as if you want to
raise revolutionist by education.

The purpose of education
does not Iie in revolution

but to awaken the people.

To expel the foreign power
and re-unify this nation...

Are you stiIl talking
about that nationaIism?

You shouId abandon
such ideas by now.

Nation' just serves
as an excuse for the wobblers.

The important thing is
not the nation but the class.

We should free the exploited class
from the exploiting class

and then you can
worry about the nation.

You will also have to
choose a side.

Current situation doesn't
alIow wobbIers any more.

Good bye.

As you know,

while the farmland reform Laws
were procIaimed and postponed

the landlords are hiding
their land to save their fortune.

If a Iandlord distributes
his land equalIy and for free

it would provide the tenants

with great hope and
struggle consciousness

and the landIords
with a fair warning.

l want your famiIy to do this.

lf you think about the infIuence
your family has in Beol-gyo,

the effect wouId be greater
than anything.

l believe that you won't refuse.

And I hope your father agrees.

From Yeom Sang-jin.

l was told to get an answer.

TelI him that I refused.

After the law is
approved officially

l wiIl observe it
conscientiously.

Do you not see
the Republic of the PeopIe?

With the success
of the farmIand reform,

there is no longer
a gap between rich and poor.

They are making a compIetely
equal society without cIasses.

Ha-seop.

ln the real world
there is nothing complete.

Even the communism that
you beIieve in at the moment

is a mere ghost fabricated
by some politicians.

To adhere to it would
lead people to misery,

l am very disappointed.

The man I had admired
has now become a nihiIist.

Is that so?

Here you are.

Yes, you came form the Jungs' house?

anything going on?

I saw that shaman
stop by the house again.

Yeah? They said they wouId
have an exorcism last spring.

Did they have it or not?

No, there wasn't any.

Yeah?

Why is she so late?

He's going that way.

Catch him.

Come on,
tell me the truth.

Since when have you
become a commie?

No, l am not a commie.

He has always been my lover.

One day he showed up
aIl of a sudden

and asked me
for a favor so...

l just liked
doing his errands.

Listen carefully.

You are definitely a commie.

lf you don't tell me
the remnants in town

then you won't
go out of here alive.

Tell me now!

l did his errands
because l Iike him.

lf that's a sin
then kill me.

The gods are looking down on me
and l am telling a lie.

What?

What is happening
in this world?

Since when are girls alIowed
to coquet like a whore?

Uh?

What an exaggeration!

Has she really fainted away?

Take her down.

Hey, Sang-go.

l like everything about you

except one thing.

You always get to have
the credits aIl to yourseIf.

Come on,
it's nothing like that.

When l have the results,

- l'll give them to you.
- What happened?

Did you kick a pregnant woman?

Mother...

Mother, help me.

Head Jang is coming.

What brings you here?

Come in, please.

Detective Choi,
excuse us for a minute.

Oh, my legs...
Ouch...

l've heard that you supported
financiaIly your communist son.

What are you talking about?

The shaman made a confession.

Your wife heIped her
collect the money.

Why did you do such a thing?
Why...

The Martial Law Enforcement Headquarters

want to arrest both of you

but teIl them it was your calI.

If both of you are arrested
this famiIy wiIl be finished.

And aIso,

you have a shaman
daughter-in-Iaw now.

That shaman was turned out
to be pregnant.

l've heard you had Ha-seop's
child and you lost it.

Only a few people
know about this.

The heads of investigations
and inspection have agreed

to cover this whole thing up.

Therefore,
nothing wilI happen to you.

You went through
too much trouble for Ha-seop.

Ha-seop is to be bl amed
to have irresponsibly behaved.

Then it is your fault

to aIlow him what you
shouldn't have alIowed him

as an unmarried woman.

Does Ha-seop know
that you were pregnant?

No, he doesn't.

lt's a happy feature
of a misfortune.

He must not know of this.

You must not let him know
tilI the day you die.

As you already know,
you two cannot be together.

lt's impossibIe
and you must now forget about it.

Please don't bl ame me
for being so harsh.

This wiIl be
the last time we meet.

Take care.

Sep. 9th communists continue their battle

to celebrate the first anniversary
of the artificial woods

Sep. 1 4th Mok-po prison is destroyed

350 prisoners including
communists broke out

What's happening here?

Oct. 27th The 300 partisans attack Jin-ju.

ls it supplying salty water?

What? Salty water?

Oh no, we are ruined.

Hey, there!
What on earth are you doing?

Who the hell are you people?

Why are you putting
sea water here?

Who are you to say?

We are tenants here.

You will be struck
by lightning for it!

Don't wanna hear you!
Just get out of my way.

Don't even think about
interrupting my job.

- What?
- We are...

just doing what we are told.

This land is going to
become a salt farm.

What? salt farm?

Who said that?

Why making a salt farm?

Don't you see why?

Salt farms aren't
covered by reform laws

and thus it needs not be divided.

What?
You reckless bastard...

There is a rumor that
you are hiding lands

by transferring
the legal titIe of the Iands.

And half of them is already
under your relative's name.

Although l hasn't been generous
to a great extent to you all

l lowered the rent rate

and have never done
anything to be fingered at.

How can l do such a thing?

I know that
it may be rude but

we want to see the land
ownership documents ourseIves.

Show it to us!

l really feel sorry.

They aIl admired your father
and thanked him...

I can't believe
how narrow minded we are...

Sir, I heard the communists say
that when they rule the country

they'Il take aIl the land
and divide them equalIy to everyone.

Is this true?

Do you think it's true?

What would l know?

If that were true
then everyone will like it.

lt would be a dream come true.

You also want land, right?

Of course.

l wouId die for my own land.

Then suppose your wish is granted,

and you have
your own land to farm on.

And the government ask you
to give in the yield and

you have to draw
you rationing every month.

- How wouId you feeI?
- That's crazy!

l must take care
of my own rice.

Rationing will take away
all the pIeasure l wouId have!

How about this then...

You cultivate aIl together

and are given
a fixed amount of rice?

Who would ever try hard
if that's the case?

The cultivation would be horribIe.

When it is your own
you are bound to do better.

That's what people are like.

That's what the communism
means by dividing the land.

1 949 Nov. the army starts
the great winter attack in Mt. Jiri

Have you heard the news?

The clique is retreating
to Mt. Baek-woon.

The situation is not good
since the clique is retreating.

PIease, cut my leg.

We are completely surrounded.

There is no way
to penetrate it.

We must find a way.

Or else, we'll alI
be wipe out here.

Ok, I'lI group a team
and try to find a way out.

Comrade chairman!

1 950 March, End of the great winter attack

90% of the partisan in south Jeon-la
province is wiped out.

Comrade chairman!

She said that she would get
the medicine in 3days.

Can we beIieve her?

Yes, she always
keeps her word.

Where are you
going to meet her?

At a deserted house
in So-chi valIey.

The next door is our ceIl.

Hello.

Ah, it's you.
Nice to meet you

Take a seat.

Apr. 6th A new farmland
reform Law is proclaimed.

Selling and buying the land is allowed
to 1 .51 million farm houses

What is the reIationship
between you and Park Bong-suk?

What did you just say?

Are you saying that
you are a commie cell?

Yes, right.

Please show mercy...

l'Il do anything.

ls there another celI
besides you?

Come on, if you want to live,
then talk.

Who is it?

WelI...

One in the YMA
and one in Gwang-yang.

That's aIl I know.

Get up!

Moon Gi-soo has surrendered
with the other ceIls.

l knew he was a opportunist

but l never thought
he would betray us.

I never thought there
would be so many traitors...

But the most fatal
is the farmIand reform.

After the farmIand reform
is in valid

the hearts of the people
are now with the government.

There are some who protest
during the propagation struggle.

People are no Ionger interested
in free distribution, either.

Comrade Choi. Wake up!

Damn it! We are aIl dying.

What is the North
doing for us?

Hey, excuse me!

These are medical herbals.

l'll give you this,
and give me some food in return.

l see you are a mountain man

but what are you doing here?

The War has been started.

What?

ReaIly?

It's already been
more than 1 0 days.

Hurrah!

Hurrah
for the peopIe's repubIic!

General! General!

The War has begun.

At last, the war...

has begun!

The Liberation Army
have raided the South.

lt's already been 1 0 days.

Please show mercy...
l had no choice.

l had to do
what they told me.

Remember how much l helped you.

For old time's sakes, please...

Please save me...

l have no choice.

Don't bI ame me,
and bI ame this world.

Forgiving us communists,

"Forgiving us communists"

and giving us
a chance to repay the debt

"and giving us
a chance to repay the debt"

We show our gratitude.

"We show our gratitude."

Oh, where have you been?

Are you ready to evacuate?

This evening, Gwang-joo has
falIen to the hands of the commies.

Do you know why the members
of the guidance union

is being summoned
everyday?

lt's been 5 days already.

They were once commies
and were converted

They might betray us,
so we are just making sure.

They are pathetic...

They are treated bad here

but to the commies
they wiIl be first to be kiIled.

They hate traitors the most.

Unification without commies!

"Unification without commies!"

"Condemn the commies!"

What happened
to my son, Dong-su?

Tell me! You survived and..

What about my son?

My Poor boy...

- Hurrah!
- "Hurrah!"

Hurrah for the peopIe's repubIic.

Hurrah! Hurrah!

Let me introduce myself.

l am the deputy chairman
of the clique,

Bae Jang-su.

This is the head of home affairs
in charge of public security

Lee Chang-sae.

Second lieutenant Song Myong-duck,
in charge of recruitment.

And This is Kim Byong-jae
in charge of the ideology inspection

and of the liquidation of traitors

Every one of them have much
experience in their professions.

As you alI know,

since you weren't trained
for practical administratives,

we were sent to help you
by the centraI government.

We'll take care of
the practicaI affairs.

We would Iike your support.

In charge of finance,
comrade Ann Chang-min.

ln charge of security,
comrade Ha Dae-chi.

Second in command of security
is Gang Dong-sik.

The head of farmers
is Park Gil-su.

The head of Women's Union,
Lee Ji-suk.

And the head of the YMA...

The positions would be
reappointed through inspection.

Until then, do your jobs.

First of aIl, we wiIl
talk about the traitors.

How is the process going now?

There are problems
more important than that.

We wilI talk about the election

and acceptance
of administration first.

- Comrade Ann.
- Yes.

ExpIain to them the procedure
of tomorrow's eIection.

What are you talking about?

What is more important
than catching the traitors?

What the peopIe want
the most is stability.

But the leaders of each department
should already been picked.

What do you mean by picking?

The people must elect themseIves.

This is a war time.

The election is just a formal act

- to put our peopIe in office.
- But the peopIe...

Comrades, l must warn you,

not to confuse the real worId
and the ideal word.

The comrades in the South

haven't kept in touch
with the people for a long time

and they lost
their sense of the real.

- What are you saying?
- Comrade Ha.

There is much
we do not know.

l'll look forward to your teachings.

- Comrade Choi Ho-giI?
- Yes.

- Comrade Min Gwang-nam?
- Yes.

You two can't join the party.

You must work harder
for the party.

Then you wiIl have
another chance.

Why can't these comrades
join the party?

Comrade Choi has heIped us
by being a secret ceIl,

and comrade Min has
joined us in 1 947

and even have a certificate!

We do not trust
the organization of the South.

What?

You allowed everyone to join you

without a thorough inspection.

And the organization
is a total mess.

What?
You're judging us like that?

You bastards,

when you were safe
above the cease-fire Iine

we fought risking our lives
and Iosing our Iimbs and now...

Comrade, behave yourself.

You son of bitch,
are we your sIaves?

We've been through alI the hard work
to abolish upper class,

and you are acting like one.

Comrade Ha.

What are you doing?

Apologize for your rudeness.

But, sir...

Have we risked our lives
to be treated Iike this?

l feel so mortified.

l can not overlook this.

You wiIl call
a temporary committee for this.

We have offered you the position
of the chairman several times

but you refused it every time.

Why did you refuse
to cooperate?

l believe l have
the right to do so.

As l studied your ideology,

l have found out that

you've always been
an opportunist.

Also, we have found
something very interesting.

ln American military
administration times

you made contact with
government officer severaI time.

How would you explain that?

They asked me to interpret
and I refused.

You bastard.

TeIl me the truth.

l have found
English books in your room.

You didn't take refuge

because you are a spy
for the US government, aren't you?

TelI me the truth now.

Who is your secret contact?

Stop acting.

That malicious bastard!

Show him what
we are capable of.

Aug. 1 5th the people's republic
proclaims that

400,000 has volunteered
to serve in the people's army

Late August, the tide of the war
has been turned over.

lt is hard to live
as a traitor's daughter.

l'm thinking of voIunteering
as a nurse.

Then, my father wouId be released

and l would be able
to join the party.

- Here he is.
- Ah, Comrade Jung.

- Welcome.
- Thank you.

Long time no see.

l heard that you were
coming as an inspector.

So, what are the things
you are going to inspect?

The election process,
the Ievy of taxes,

and the process
of farmland reform.

lt would take at least
a week for you to do so.

Let's aIl take a seat.

WeIl, how is the war going?

lt's not going well.

They are not our match.

We're just running away
from their attacks.

We can't face against
America's mass suppIies.

l almost thought that
we were caught in a trap

devised by America.

lt's the peopIe's heart
which is a more serious problem.

The severe colIection
of the yield is a problem

and the time to collect them
is aIso problematic.

There is a lot of
discontent among the people.

They're suffering even more.

As the central government
keeps urging us

without understanding
the situation

we're losing
the peopIe's mind.

If we go on like this,
the situation will get worse.

When you go back to the clique,
teIl them about this matter.

The clique doesn't have a choice.

lt's a big problem.

Once you Iose
the heart of the people,

it's hard to re-gain it.

You must find Iight
in this dark time.

We have endured
far worse than this.

Facing the most terrible situation,
we didn't Iose our faith.

We can overcome anything
with such faith.

ls anybody home?

What is it?

Gwang Dong-sik
from security department.

l came to ask you for some exorcise.

What kind of exorcise?

My wife died after eating
potassium cyanide.

l heard of that.

But...

she keeps appearing in my dreams.

She looked terribIe.

I just can't stand it.

l transferred her grave
to a better pIace,

but it didn't work.

l want you to send her away.

HelIo? sir.

Don't you know
that in the repubIic

exorcism is prohibited?

I know of it.

Communism forbids
all kinds of religions.

Don't do it.

l'm not very intelligent,
but it confuses me.

lf it is a ideology
for the people,

why does it forbid exorcism?

lt is to ease
the people's soul.

We do not believe
in the spirit of the dead,

nor the afterlife.

We only believe the real world.

But it exists.

- Gwang is haunted by...
- Don't do it.

You are going to become
a wife of an executive member.

You can't exorcise any more.

What is it that
you ask of me?

Two days after thanksgiving
is my dead wife's birthday.

l wouId like an exorcise
at that day.

The shaman said that
since she died here,

we need to do
the exorcise here.

That's no big deal but...

lsn't exorcism banned?

l'lI take care of that.

l'll take your answer as yes.
See you then.

Watch your mouth!
l've already told you that...

Hurry. Give me the rice jeIly.

Here, how much
can l get for this?

I'Il make you a good deal.

Empty bottles,
worn-out rubber shoes...

Everything wilI do...

Mother.

Ah, it's you.

Mother, what is that?

lt's nothing.

It's just trash.

Didn't you say that
you couldn't come in today?

Let me see that.

Let's just come in.

He's family, no matter what.

And actually
we have managed to survived

thanks to your brother.

Where are the kids?

I sent them
to my sister's house.

Give me your gun.

lt's been a long time.

What are you waiting for?

Shoot me in the chest.

Don't expect me
to let you go aIive.

l don't want to
beg you for my life.

I'm just sorry that
l didn't kiIl aIl the commies.

We grew up together.

We starved and
suffered poverty together.

l never understand why you
became such a reactionary element.

We all did this to survive.

You did what you had to do,
and l did mine.

AIthough, now that l look back,

l haven't done much
but to kilI innocent people.

l wasn't educated
because of you,

and l don't know
the ideology of communism.

However, you didn't do
a good job, either.

You always talk about
a world of equality

but you take people's lives

as if they're
worms or something.

Equality?

If that were easy,
everyone wouId have done it.

From what l've heard

the people are
turning their backs.

What's that about?

You went through alI that
just to end up like this?

You bastard,

we will succeed!

OK, everyone has
his own means.

Now shoot.

Take care of Mother.
That is my dying wish.

Don't think about
coming back.

Even my house
is being watched.

Sang-go.

Early September, the people's army ls
completely defeated at Malt-dong river.

Sep. 1 5th, The UN's landing operation
at lncheon succeeds

The Jeon-la province clique
receives the retreat order.

l will announce the cIique's
emergent decision.

lt's an order form
the supreme General,

We must retreat right away.

We will be reorganized
as underground formation.

The physicalIy or ideologically weak
will be sent to Soon-chun

while the others
start a gueriIla war.

The peopIe's committee

along with the women
and young men's union

must retreat
their families and others,

keep the secret document

and disperse
the supplies and foods.

Do it as soon
as possible.

We don't have much time.

I hope you rest
in a better place.

You traitor.

Everybody, l caught a traitor.

What the hell
are you doing?

It's completely insane!

Make them stop at once.
Right now!

You talked about a world
for the peopIe and now what?

Get out!

Let him go, comrade Park.

PIease excuse us
for a moment.

What's going on?

You have eyes.

You see what's going on
with your own eyes.

People are dying everywhere.

Stop them right now!

Sir! We are ready to retreat.

What's going on?

Didn't l order not to retaIiate?

- They were just trying to...
- Stop it at once.

It is impossible
to controI them right now.

You have failed.

CompleteIy failed.

l can still remember
what l felt

when I first read a Marx.

A world without
any class or exploitation,

a world where every person
is living a equal life,

l sworn to devote my Iife
into making such a world.

But...

What did l miss?

What was wrong?

If l can,

l would Iike to start
from the beginning.

lt's too late.
You have killed to many.

l have killed
onIy the traitors.

The Russian RevoIution is aIso
based on such deaths.

Look at your hands once more.

They might be traitors
but they were human beings.

An ideoIogy that
takes people as means

and that causes hatred
between people

will never be a way
to salvation.

Sir, the retreat starts.

l wiIl go now.

ls the exorcise over?

Yes.

l have learned many things
while watching your exorcise.

Even the lives of the living
are being treated so trivially.

But you treat the life of
the dead with your whoIe heart.

It feels Iike l was watching
the world we had lost.

Exorcism is for the living.

lt is for them
to relieve their l amentation.

The l amentation of the living...

Then you must have
a lot of work to do here.

1 953 July 27th
A reach to Armistice agreement.

Military casualties add up to 2.42 million,
Civilian casualties, 2.86 million.

lt was a war
in which no one had won.