Original subtitles

Screenplay: Kim Ki-yeong Carnivorous Animals

Kim Seong-gyeom, Noh Kyung-shin

Jeong Jae-sun, Kim Byeong-hak

Camara: Ju Hong-shik

Producer: Jeong Do-hwan

Director: Kim Ki-yeong

Bye, mom.

Bye.

How's your dad's business?

You don't know?

A good wife stays out of her man's business.

You should go and take a look.

There is no place for God or men here in Seoul.

It's the women that control the money.

Men are like walking corpses.

- There you are. Come in. - Here it is.

- Yes. - Yes.

Please take a look.

Here.

We have bulldozed 200 acres of forest land,

paved roads and converted it into a fine industrial site.

Yes.

Now we also have water supply and electricity.

All we need to do now is

spread the word to media that it will be designated as an industrial zone.

The profit will be huge. About 50 billion won.

That means huge taxes.

Of course.

Okay.

We have cleverly devised plans of getting around that problem.

And we have the big investors right over there.

We are all in this together.

I see.

Ms. Oh is a genius when it comes to property development.

Making industrial sites out of useless forest land.

This isn't a scam. It's a legitimate development project.

The success of this project is in your hands.

The agent fee is set at one billion won.

Isn't the profit margin too big?

I feel like I'm robbing people. I'm really nervous.

How much do you think the metal costs to make a luxury car?

But that's a real product.

We are making one too.

We paved the roads, supplied water and made it useable.

Geez!

You must do It to save the company.

The house that you are living in belongs to your wife's company.

You have nothing.

So if you let us manage this company for a while...

- No, we can't let you do that. - We'll do our best.

It's not an offer. You don't have a choice.

I tried really hard so that I could pass this company on to you.

I'm not interested in this business.

Mom's real estate company has really taken off.

A son must carry on the father's business.

It's the age of TV and videos. Who reads books nowadays?

The publishing industry is dead!

Hey!

Jun!

Happy birthday, dear Jomi. Happy birthday to you.

- Happy birthday. - Thank you.

- Here. It's a Gucci handbag. - Thanks, dad.

And Italian shoes from me. Happy birthday!

- Thanks, mom. - You're welcome.

Mom and dad's little princess.

But there is a problem.

I don't have anything to wear with the handbag and the shoes.

Huh! I know what you are getting at! You want clothes now!

Where's your present?

I was too busy.

Oh, you!

You always think you can get by with such flimsy excuses.

If you don't take care of your clients, you can't succeed as a businessman.

Isn't that right?

Jomi, you are a clever and confident girl.

But luck doesn't always go to the clever ones.

See, your brother is lucky. He was born a boy.

No, they say it's more lucky to be born a girl these days.

Ha!

I have a great business plan.

My billiards handicap is 700. That's really good.

I think I should open up a really nice billiard room.

- How much will it cost? - About 50 million won.

- 50 million won? - I see.

I can publish 10 books with that money.

You are spoiling him.

You've always given him everything he's wanted since he was a boy.

So he takes things for granted. He never tries.

Somebody will take care of my problems... That's how he thinks.

That's why he has failed every time.

Hey, watch what you say!

- Jomi! - Stop it! Both of you!

Everyone has a destiny to follow. It's written in the palm.

Quite a few customers.

I think he'll do well this time.

You've given him a nice playground.

He doesn't care about the business.

He's just showing off his billiard skills.

It says here that you graduated from a commerce high school.

I have 2 years of office administration experience.

Can you keep accounting books? We don't tax problems.

Of course! I'm quite good. And you have a sharp business sense too.

I have my own company. This is my son's.

Serve this to the customers.

I'm hired?

Take a seat.

You say no to everything.

What kind of a novel do you want me to write?

If we don't get a bestseller, the company will go bankrupt.

Being jittery will only make it worse, chase away all the luck.

Get some rest and let's talk again when we are sober.

You are leaving me?

All I need is one good book to save me.

No, only a young woman can save a man from his troubles.

She can make you feel young again, and that's when you get lucky!

Oh, boy!

You are a sly young thing.

Are you trying to trick me with all these empty bottles?

Trick you?

Don't be so stingy.

I've had enough of your silly old man's bragging. Now, pay up!

You are a feisty one. I'll teach you!

Go tell your madam to put it on my tab.

No credits.

Ha! Can't guarantee when you'll get the money.

Oh, geez!

Mr. Kim says to put it on his tab. What do we do?

He already owes us 2 million won.

Aren't you swindling him a bit too much?

Well, I do what I can.

If you can handle it, you are the one getting the money back.

What do you mean?

You figure it out.

I'll follow him around. To his company and even his home.

You should just get pregnant.

I have a plan. I can get 30 million won off him.

But I'm a virgin!

Say goodbye to your virginity.

And get into some lingerie. That's how you get all the men.

You want me to give up my virginity just to make

a stupid old man pay for his bar tab?

You stupid girl!

You think you can overcharge your customers for nothing?

Men come here for the women, not for the drinks.

You must sleep with them for free.

That way they feel all proud and manly.

I won't!

If you can't settle his bills,

I'm selling you off to an island for the money you owe me!

Please give me the money and I'll do anything you ask me to.

I haven't done a man's business in a long time.

The more money my wife makes, the more my manhood slumps.

I don't know what you are talking about.

A man isn't a real man...

- If he can't uphold his manhood. - Please take me home.

I can't drive drunk. Wait.

Oh!

I'm sorry. You are taking care of the all the medical bills.

Father! I've made them mad.

They don't like the concubine's daughter stepping out like this.

I'd rather be dead than go to that house.

- You promise? - Yes.

Mother, please. No more talk about money.

I've already come up with 3 million won for father's bills.

I'm practically the madam's slave now.

People look down on a concubine's children.

You must go to college to change things for us.

But, my brothers... They don't care about studying.

All they do is blame you for their misery.

They never study. Even if I sell my body and send them to college,

they won't study saying that it's dirty money.

You always make us compete with the kids from that family.

I'm quitting school. I'm getting a job instead.

A job? For a school dropout?

There's no job for you!

The only thing you'll become is a thief!

You won't even be good at that.

You'll rot in jail and waste your youth!

I know what to do!

We can all jump out the window.

What are you waiting for?

- No! - What are you doing?

- Please don't! - Let go.

- Why are you doing this? - No!

What's Hoon doing?

He must join us for breakfast.

He's busy these days. Staying at the billiards room till late.

Breakfast is not just about eating, it's about us.

We all have things to do.

Breakfast is about the only time we get to sit down together as a family.

It's our family tradition.

There we go with the family tradition again.

Young people don't really care for those things these days.

I'd understand,

if he were doing something important or noble.

But you are just running a billiard room.

Well, maybe someone has set a bad example.

What's that supposed to mean?

Let me finish my breakfast in peace.

After all, I'm the breadwinner in this family.

I should get married and leave just to escape the family tradition.

What?

I heard you and the billiard girl are really close.

You should get together with her.

Dear, please don't be so crass!

You two are so alike!

- There is a young woman waiting. - Huh? A young woman?

- Yes. - Really?

Oh, no! It's about the bar tab.

- What the heck! - Oh, no.

So that's how it works. I've learned something good.

Don't you dare!

Are you the madam of the house? I'm sorry.

I've had a bad life.

I make a living by pouring drinks for men.

I know that it's wrong of me to come to a respectable home

like yours so early in the morning...

- How much? - 2.5 million won.

What's your plan?

Usually the bar girl would provide... a special kind of service

to get the customer to pay up.

But I don't do that. So that's why I came to your house.

I'm not paying!

I've paid for my son's drinking sprees but I'm not paying for my husband's!

He'll make a habit of it!

My madam said that I won't be able to get the money for free.

I guess she was right.

You give up so easily.

Well, I can't take what you won't give me.

I'm sorry.

You handled that one like a champ.

Pity, she seems nice for a bar girl.

Your dad's a coward. Where is he hiding?

Don't you ever drink if you can't pay for it!

You heard what she said about that special service.

What a bad start to the day!

I'm sorry that she surprised you like that at your house.

Don't play games with me! You sent her.

No, I just told her that

she can't get the money with nothing in return.

Who is the woman in the office?

The bar hostess.

He owes a lot of money at the bar.

I've started writing.

It's not just about my family, but this company too.

Am I in the story?

Yes, the factory manager who wants to take over the company.

He has an attractive mistress.

If the boss plays along, he can take the company.

The boss declares bankruptcy and goes to jail for a while.

Then it can all work out.

It's like me telling you to leave your wife for another woman.

If that's what you command...

Good evening, ma'am.

Hello. We are going to need about 10 young men tonight.

Yes, ma'am.

Would you like to dance?

As soon as they get here, they swish their tails around like fish in water.

They've been suffocating, living with their dried up husbands.

- It's the men's fault. - Yes.

I can smell trouble.

Women are like weak carnivores.

In the end, we have the family and our children to take care of.

We have to be ready to give up everything.

- Would you like to dance? - Oh.

Care to dance?

No thank you.

It all seems so unreal.

I can't even breathe...

Let's go to a quiet room where we can cool off.

- You've been craving this. - Craving? What a shocking thing to say.

I don't get aroused like this even in bed with my husband.

It's this place! The ambiance is getting me aroused.

This is how women make mistakes.

It all starts out as a little mistake.

It's pitiful how women try to ignore their desires.

They get themselves into a big mess in the end.

My company members! Their lives will get messed up.

No, I can't have that. It's too much risk.

We'll see. You'll be back for more.

And when you do, I'll be the cat and you'll be the mouse.

No, I won't come back! I won't be the mouse!

- Hello. - Hi.

Get the madam. I'll settle my tab.

Okay.

Hello.

Here.

A check?

You said you'll make me a real man. Will it cost a lot?

Drinks are expensive but the girls are free.

The pleasures of a real man, right?

And all I did was drink! Poor me.

Get Myeong-ja to bring a bottle of whiskey.

- Yes. - Just the whiskey. No snacks.

A woman in her 20s is like an angel, 30s a cat and 40s a wolf.

50s is a wicked witch.

My wife is a wicked witch then.

Right, women in their 50s are all wicked witches.

Genghis Khan always killed a woman after conquering her. He liked the blood.

Hey, I'm not cruel like that.

But Genghis Khan was the Mongolian. And our ancestry goes back to the Mongols.

Yes, they spoke the Altay language and were horse-riding people.

So that's why I have the cruel blood running in my veins.

Women these days are so fierce. Impossible to control.

A good beating is the best thing for a stubborn woman.

If you are timid, she'll get back at you. So beat her real good.

Me? Beat my wife? No...

Then beat the girl instead. Take out the anger for your wife on the girl.

When your anger is all gone,

your manhood will raise its head proudly.

Then strike her with your sword and she will bleed for you.

Hello.

Come and sit over here.

What did you promise Mr. Kim last time,

to make him come today with all this money?

But he told me that he had lost his manhood.

Very well then.

Here. Bottoms up. Soon you'll start to see three men.

Pick one that you fancy the most.

How many can you see now?

Why are you making me drunk?

It's easier to give up your virginity when you are drunk.

Do I have to see the three men?

Don't go to a hotel.

A prepared bed can make you nervous.

Okay.

Out of the little girl's dress and into the whore's skin!

From tomorrow on, I'll get her doing the dirty work.

A city of 10 million. 200 trucks of rice and

1000 cows are consumed in a day.

Every night, men impregnate women for 5,000 future offspring.

You keep talking about such strange things.

What does it mean for a man and a woman to sleep together?

It just seems like a sacrificial ritual.

First, it means the conception of a new life.

Second, a man's life force is kept alive in the woman's body.

Third, his life is etched into the woman's palm as destiny.

Your destiny is etched into my palm? Your life in my body?

That's really scary! No!

You are scaring me! No!

I'll take it off.

I will.

Please!

I'll take it off.

What's wrong?

I feel like you poured your blood into my body.

Don't say that. You're embarrassing me.

I did what the madam told me to do.

She said to make money I had to get out of the girl's dress and into a whore's skin.

So you are a working girl now?

I'm a concubine's daughter. I've always hated my life.

But I think I understand why my mother did it.

And how hard and cruel things must have been for her.

I understand it all now.

You've filled my body with your blood.

I could be pregnant. I couldn't sleep, I was so scared.

Gee... I guess you could be.

I want you to live with me.

I can't bear to go through what we did

with other men to make a living.

I need you. You said you needed me too!

So let's live together. Concubine, mistress... What does it matter?

But how can we live together

when we don't even love each other?

Who needs love these days?

It's all about fulfilling needs.

Men and women do their bit to make it work. They stay loyal and make sacrifices.

A relationship based on mutual need is stronger than

the one based on love.

Am I wrong?

A relation based on mutual need?

I guess a union based on mutual need can be more stable

than relying on the fleeting emotions of love.

Then I'm betraying my wife. I'm rebelling against her.

I must be getting younger!

My engine is starting up again.

- Can I have the keys? - Your father is here.

My father?

Hey, get back in the car! Hurry!

Coming back to this house,

I feel relaxed like in the old days.

People are returning to houses after living in apartments.

When I lived here, I was young and full of hope.

This magazine tells men how to become young again.

But I'm cured now.

No! Being forceful is not how you do it.

Is there another way?

According to Freud, men have what's called the Oedipus Complex,

and secretly long to become a baby again.

I'm happy now. I feel like I'm 12 years old.

Don't try and be cute.

This is a new therapy.

You find a childhood memory from your subconscious, once a day.

And your body will create growth hormones making you young again.

What's that?

Do you remember playing this game as a child?

Jem, jem, jem, jem. Gonji, gonji, gonji, gonji. Try it.

Jem, jem, jem, jem. Gonji, gonji, gonji, gonji. Clap, clap, clap.

- How was your day? - Okay.

I'm ready for my beating. I lost the bet.

A woman needs to be beaten at least three times.

Otherwise the man will lose his pride.

Don't you know your manners?

When a woman takes her clothes off, the man should do the same.

Is there something wrong?

It's all so sudden.

Men and women only truly meet when they have sex.

Who's that baby?

The baby I had with my ex.

This time I want to have your baby.

Nonsense.

Relax and enjoy yourself.

Up! Higher!

Dear! You stand over here.

What happened to you?

I told you that you are setting a bad example as a father.

Look at you all! You spent the night out.

- It was business. - Me too.

Me too.

You are all grounded for a week.

If you don't like it, you can just pack your things and go!

Good! I'll take my things and go. I have work to do at night.

Don't let him go!

I went to the Seongbukdong House and he was living there with a young woman.

What?

You are crazy. That house is empty.

Are you saying that I'm seeing things?

Now he's making me out to be crazy.

He's making this up!

I don't want to hear it.

Mom!

You are a failure! As a father, as a husband and as a businessman!

That's right! I'm a loser! That's all I am!

Mom, all you ever do is wreck dad's confidence!

Me? Wreck his confidence?

They say a man with a dominating wife

often becomes impotent.

You are okay, right?

Ask your mother!

And you call yourself a man? Come here!

In here.

Go in the room.

There! I'm locking you up! You are not going anywhere!

- Get in there! - What are you doing?

Open the door! Open it!

What are you staring at? Go!

- I'm cheering for you. - Okay.

It's me!

I'm locked up at home. She found out about the house.

Pack your things and go.

What? You'll rescue me?

No!

Mom says we have to eat together.

A useless brat! You are not even a man.

You are just a mama's boy.

And look at you! How shameful.

You should stay away from women and booze. Become a monk!

I'm feeling so virile. Why should I become a monk?

To atone for my sins, I won't be eating anything that had a life from now on.

- No meat or vegetables? What will you eat then? - There is something.

- Start guessing. - Mineral or plant?

It could be both.

I have no idea.

Even Buddha ate rice because he had no choice.

It's honey.

Honey.

Honey is a type of sugar from plants so it's not a living thing.

Right! You're more clever than Buddha.

Hey!

Honey is expensive. If you only eat honey all the time, we'll go broke.

I'll have you know that I have never taken any of your money.

Is that right? Then don't take my nose scratching habit and make it yours.

Oops!

Ha! He takes after me in so many ways.

That's why I can't stand you!

- We have a guest. A young woman. - A young woman?

It's the same woman from the bar.

Have you been drinking on credit again?

Well...

Geez!

I have come to pay my respects to the first wife.

You wouldn't pay for his bills so we are now living together.

That's strange! He has problems performing in bed.

Thanks to me, he is completely cured.

Now he has an insatiable appetite.

You've gone mad!

Give him back!

He must be hungry for more.

How can you lock him up? You'll ruin him again.

A woman who can't drive a car properly will only break it.

Dear! How could you do this to me?

I'm so humiliated! How can she talk to me like this?

Honey, where are you? Come out! You'll become an old man living with a hag.

What did you say? How dare you!

- Mom! - How dare you!

- Let me go! - Mom, calm down!

You don't like being called a hag?

He told me that sleeping with an old hag like you

is like sleeping with a corpse. Because your skin is so flabby!

A woman in her 50s is like a junk car! Good for nothing!

Oh, my...

Mom, please don't cry. You look so sad.

A woman doesn't cry because she is sad.

She cries because of the rage and frustration.

I'll teach him a lesson!

- Mom! - Mom!

You are ruining my life!

- It's not what you think! Listen to me! - Who do you think you are?

I went to his house because he called me. So how could they do this to me?

So he called you to be rescued, right?

I went to get him and she beat me.

He asked for help. So even if we go to his house and break down the door

they can't accuse us of breaking and entering.

They can't charge us for a bit of rough play.

Let's go and show them!

Dear...

You have the key? Give it to me right now!

Here comes the lady of the house.

- Get out! - Leave us alone.

What do you think you are doing?

Get out or I'll call the police. This is breaking and entering.

Mr. Kim is locked up and asked for our help.

So we have the legal right to look for him.

What?

Mr. Kim? How big is he?

Is he this big? Or this big?

Maybe she shriveled him up and hid him in one of the drawers.

We'll have to tear this place apart to look for him. Let's look!

Let's do it!

Honey, honey! Where are you?

Hey! What are you doing? Stop!

Stop it! Just take him and go!

Stop! Get out!

Let's go!

Right now!

He's not here!

Dear? Dear?

Honey? Honey?

Where are you hiding him?

He's still not coming down?

We need to come up with a plan.

If I had a gun, I would've shot them all.

Any ideas?

We can't sue them. So there is nothing we do.

Let's call a truce.

Actually he's a useless human being. We need someone to take care of him.

Let's get her to do the job and do all the chores.

Mom, no!

They can't live in that house. It's haunted.

We'll have strict rules to control the two houses.

Rules and laws are the foundation of living.

All this time, I forgot that I was a law student.

Why are you here? Are you giving Mr. Kim back to me?

Or are you going to solve the problem with money?

Money won't work on me.

This may come as a surprise to you.

I'll give my husband back to you under certain conditions.

No, I'll let you borrow him for a while.

And your conditions are...

I will agree to him having two homes.

What I'm saying is that I'll accept the fact that he has a mistress.

What's the big deal? The world is full of them.

This is his body.

I have taken good care of him for 30 years. He is healthy.

He weighs 83kg and his blood pressure is 170.

You have to exchange this information with me everyday.

You must include things like

his calorie intake, sexual activities, baths, drinking and so on.

Does she really have to do all that?

A man in his 50s has one foot in his grave.

So to be with a middle aged man, you have to become a medical doctor.

Gee, nothing comes easy in this world.

She's just scaring you.

Next, the finances.

A mistress should get financial rewards. But he is broke.

So every month, I'll give you an allowance.

You must pick it up yourself. But you must give me all the receipts.

If you don't hand over the paperwork, then no money.

This is worse than having 10 mother-in-laws.

The last condition.

You can have him for half a day. So when midnight comes

you must return him to us no matter what.

The head of the family must not stay out all night,

if he's to establish himself as the head of the household.

So he is mine from midday to midnight?

Fine. Okay. He'll only sleep if he stays for longer.

Then sign here.

Let's see the contract. After all, Myeong-ja is like my little sister.

Honey, come and eat.

Wow!

Calm down!

It says that you can have a heart attack if you get too excited.

You've made so much food.

It's so unfortunate that you're eating food prepared by a maid.

Oh! I must weigh you first.

I'm going to be your doctor from now on.

Oh! You've gained 50g!

It's a healthy sign.

Your wife will have a fit.

I'll have to make you lose 100g.

You think I'm a lump of dough? Just pinch a few grams off?

Don't worry. I know a more fun way.

They say a man loses a cup of blood in one go.

That's why women are vampires.

Hello. For dinner he had

100g of rice and beans and a small piece of home made fried chicken.

Gain weight? Yes, I'll be careful.

What? We'll keep it down. It's not like we can control it.

Hello? Honey, the phone.

Yes, dear. Don't worry about my weight.

I'll exercise after dinner.

- What exercise? - Say, swimming.

You know... Aerobic dance.

I said swimming.

It's so delicious. But I'll just have one piece.

What's all this?

The bar madam designed it for us. It's our paradise.

A pink gown? And all this red is suffocating.

Red is the color of passion. It can stir up even an old man's passion.

I've learned that it's the same for sports and business.

A man and a woman's union needs passion and technique.

It's training time for little boys.

That's a good boy.

Put on your baby clothes and your night cap.

Your bib.

Open your mouth. Good!

Now the diaper.

Stretch your legs.

Good boy! One more time.

Good.

Now pee. Babies don't have to go to the bathroom.

Pee.

I can't.

You must pee into the diaper.

You must let go of what's stopping you. Then you can be a child again.

You are doing it. Now stop.

- Good boy. - I can't stop! I can't stop!

Oh, no! You've created a flood.

What do we do next?

These women's magazines are great. It's not all trash.

Here! Next is breastfeeding. Then he'll become filled with passion.

Here, baby. It's time to feed you.

Honey, it's 12 o'clock.

Go before it's too late.

Phew! I was sleeping so deeply.

It'd be so nice if I could sleep here.

I need more sleep. These 12 hour shifts are so annoying.

But I made a promise. You have to go back to your family.

My family is here. You.

How can this be a family? A family has kids to raise.

Let's have a baby. One that looks just like you.

I want to have a baby that looks just like you.

Then that's two already.

But look at me! I'm not bringing another concubine's child into this world.

But then again, you could divorce your wife.

You are putting me on the spot with that one.

I almost forgot. I must weigh you again.

I wonder how much you've lost.

I'm sure I haven't.

Oh, goodness! You've lost 800g.

800g?

Maybe it's because I peed so much into the diaper.

Honey, I'm not going to bathe today. I want to keep your scent.

I'm back to my honeymoon days.

So this is why that Japanese doctor, Hayashi, wrote that

a man must marry twice to be truly happy.

Women would lynch you if you'd said that in Korea.

Korean women are so scary.

Yikes! So cold!

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday, dear mommy.

Happy birthday to you.

- Happy birthday, mom! - Thank you.

- Happy birthday, mom! - Thanks, darling.

- Happy birthday, dear! - Thank you.

Say hello. She is like your second mother.

Since I have a business to run, she'll be taking care of your father.

You are supposed to be like a mother to me, but you look about my age.

I'll grow old really fast at this rate. Your father never lets me rest.

You have some nerve. You destroyed our family.

Can't you keep it down, just for today?

Let me make this clear.

Don't take this the wrong way. I'm only telling you what your husband said.

He has an intelligent and financially successful wife.

But since your business became successful,

you rendered him useless. You took away his hope.

That's not true!

He is not a useless old car anymore. I've put new turbo engines in him.

She must be a used car expert.

Thanks.

But back in school days, my nickname was viper!

Viper? A poisonous snake?

She sure seems full of venom.

Stop it now! I'll give you the monthly allowance.

You have all the receipts, right?

That's my mom! In the end, money always wins.

Money is how employers control their workers.

Control me?

With the few pennies that are here?

- Is the coffee ready? - Yes.

My body is aching. Can't fight age.

No, you'll always be twelve.

I'll give you a massage and make it all better.

Where did you learn all this?

Something's strange.

I keep hearing things from the basement. A baby crying.

Can you go down and look?

Wait here.

- Honey. Come down here. - I'm scared.

Call the police. Quick!

It's bad luck to throw away a baby that's come to you.

This one will bring us good luck. You have a baby now!

We can't keep it. We don't even know where it came from.

Where it came from?

Even a dog comes with a pedigree.

Anyhow, let's check if it's a boy or a girl.

Oh, it has a tail!

A tail right in the crotch!

He has a penis!

A boy! We have a son! Bring him the clothes!

But we only have what you wore.

- Just bring them. - No, they're yours.

He'll catch a cold. Hurry up!

You are my lucky charm. Peekaboo!

Hurry!

Dear, it's 12 o'clock. Time for you to go.

Let's see that baby you found in the basement.

Here. Adorable, huh? Just like our kids when they were young.

Since when were you so fond of babies?

Doesn't he look like someone?

Yes, he does. He looks like a baby.

Too bad for you, he doesn't look like you.

Look at this room. So cheap and tasteless.

Just like a brothel.

Your condition. Is it cured or is it still the same?

I'm still not sure yet.

I can't sleep at all because of the baby.

He drinks 10 bottles of milk a night.

It's a good thing for a woman to raise a child.

First, she'll learn that family is holy.

Second, she'll learn not to lie.

Third... Huh?

Let's go home, dear.

His hiccup won't stop.

Tickle his nostrils. Don't you know anything?

- It stopped! - It stopped?

- Yes. - Let's see.

You are all so immature. Let's go now!

Good night, good night. The mother and the baby are always together.

The father is far away working hard. For you and me.

Good night.

- Dear. - Huh?

Look at you, all frightened!

Dear, you've been practicing so much with her.

Isn't it about time you show how good you've become?

Ouch! Really...

They say a ladies' man goes for the heart first.

Why don't you start there?

This is so frustrating!

You have to be gentle with a woman.

How do you do it with her?

With her, everything is like a child's game.

When you are playing house, there is no real food on the plates.

You use your imagination to make food.

So there's no pressure.

But this is a grown-up's home.

There is real food on the plates and you have to eat it.

So I get nervous. I'm afraid of failing and in the end

I can't do anything.

And you call yourself a husband?

Look at you! Who'd want to be your wife?

Go! Get out of my bed!

Get out! I don't even want to look at you.

- Dear... - Go! Get out!

Being here with all my school friends again, I forget about the real world.

The real world is so different. We should cherish our school days.

I have to go! It's feeding time soon.

I've started a childcare business. So this lunch is on me.

So many rats in the neighborhood.

We've decided to use rat poison at the same time.

Count me in.

The rats are so clever these days.

They won't eat the poison unless there is a lot to eat.

Then I'll make a big dish.

That won't do. It has to be a big feast.

She must think I'm easy. Asking me to make a big feast for the rats.

Where is the baby?

No...

A feast for the rats.

They say if you have already mated in life, you die in peace.

So eat up! Eat it all up!

Honey, I have to go.

What were you doing in the basement?

All the neighbors are putting down rat poison at midnight.

Stay for one more hour.

We are going to kill all the rats that bit the baby.

Maybe someone just wanted us to mind the baby for awhile.

I'm so scared now that the baby is gone. Please stay the night.

The wife won't allow it.

There's an old saying. If a man starts spending the night with the mistress,

he won't ever go near his wife again.

Oh, honey!

I think he ate the food I made for the rats.

It's accidental manslaughter. Where are my car keys?

- Am I going to jail? - Call the police!

- What about you? - Leave me out of it.

I'm going with you!

No, you have to wait until the police get here.

- I can't! - Please leave me out of this.

I'm scared.

So you have no idea who this man is.

No, I don't know him.

You are saying that your neighborhood decided to use rat poison.

And this stranger came into your house, ate it and died.

- That can't be true. - It is!

- Sergeant! - Hello.

I'm the one who made the report.

And you live with this young woman?

I hope you can see it as a type of charity work.

You know how men take pity on women, then fall for them.

Look here. Your neighbors are saying

that they've heard of this plan to use rat poison.

The lady next door told me. She even gave me the rat poison.

The lady next door?

That's her!

The dead man is her husband's brother. He'd been harassing her for a long time.

I'm not guilty.

She fed him the rat poison.

No! I made all the food. But I had no idea!

I just cooked and cooked.

So I'm innocent!

It's a crime to instigate murder.

Why do you say I'm guilty?

For the past 10 years, I haven't slept or eaten.

My life was a living hell!

I deserve a medal for all the hard work. Yet you arrest me!

What am I going to do?

A business has its up and downs.

You can rise again if you don't lose your courage.

It won't work. You are bringing us bad luck.

Dad! Promise us that you'll not see that woman again.

I'll handle my own affairs.

What are you saying?

He's mine from 12 o'clock. Why are you still holding on to him?

Honey, let's go!

Listen. I can't give you any more money because now I'm bankrupt.

So you'll have to find a way to live on you own.

It's better that we don't have the money.

We just want the easy ways of making money.

We don't work for it, It's corrupted us all.

This is great!

No money, then no contract!

I don't have to return him at midnight.

- Why you... - Hey.

He has to rest and recuperate for the time being.

Ha! Rest? Now that's a laugh!

He told me that lying next to you

makes him suffocate because your body stinks like a corpse

burning in hell!

And you call yourself my husband?

Don't slap my husband!

What?

He may be nothing but a useless man to you. But he is like a god to me!

And you...

You tramp! Die, die, you wicked witch!

Have you gone mad? She is your second mother!

You are a son! You can't beat her!

So you beat your son?

I should have beaten you sooner to make a man out of you!

- Grow up, boy! - Just kill me! Go on!

Fine!

Let's just go.

Honey!

When I have your baby,

I'll make sure our child doesn't grow up to be rude and useless like him.

What? Have a child? No, no!

Apologize to me!

Your family were at me like they wanted me dead.

I'll take care of today's little incident.

That's not an apology. Get on your knees and say 'I'm sorry, mother.'

I'm sorry, mother.

That's not enough.

You were like a dead plant. I gave you water and brought you back to life.

When I said that I'm going to have your baby, she seemed so shocked.

Yes! I have 3000 healthy eggs in my body

waiting to come to life.

But life is hard for a concubine's child.

It's a blessing to be born into the world no matter how!

I'm ovulating right now! My body temperature is dropping.

No, no.

No...

Let's go, dear!

Why are you here? I still have an hour left.

He left home because you beat him. So you find him!

He always sleeps out.

It's different this time. He might kill himself out of rage.

Let's go home. Now.

Hey, let's share him 60/40.

You are not paying me, I can change the rules.

You'll go to jail if I charge you with adultery.

I learned that you can't after six months of knowing about it.

I'll keep paying you then! Let's go!

I'll make my own money! And we are going to spend the nights together!

So that I can have his child!

You can't have his child! Never!

I'm young. I'm going to have lots of babies.

His arms will be filled with babies like an apple tree.

Are you listening to me?

You can't get her pregnant.

I'm just going to follow the laws of nature.

Nature... Let's have a vasectomy operation.

I'm an only son of three generations. Not until we have a grandson!

Yes, it's your responsibility to carry on the family name.

But I have my responsibility to protect this family.

Phew! We have harsh realities to face...

- Hoon! - That sleeping pill worked so fast.

Do I really look like him?

Is the doctor there?

Yes, it's me.

We are ready for the vasectomy.

He took some tranquilizers for the pain.

He's dozing off right now.

- Dad! - Let go!

- No! - What are you doing to him?

We are supporting the government population control policy.

Why do we have to treat one another like this?

Mom, no!

I need the wife's consent. We don't want any legal complications later on.

Of course.

It's nice to know that the wife has such rights.

Wow, you could even have his head with your consent.

Vasectomies are even encouraged by the government.

Hello.

Where is he?

There.

His body belongs to you and me both.

How could you operate on him like that and ruin him?

I would have also cut off his head if I could.

How horrible!

No wonder he wants live in my arms so much.

Honey! Let's go.

A vasectomy! Just what did they cut off?

I won't be sending him for a while. He has to rest.

He's a corpse. Fill his arms with babies like an apple tree?

It's too bad your talent will be wasted.

I won't be keeping the midnight curfew.

You can't let her have him for good. You must get him back at midnight.

Mom, this woman is going to be our maid. She wants to learn how to run a house.

I don't want her to be a burden.

- I've seen this baby before. - Why...

- It's that baby. - What baby?

I'm scared to go up to the bedroom.

You can just be a baby.

Half of our body functions is all about the instinct to have offspring.

If it has nothing to do with breeding, we might as well be sucking our thumbs.

But still, I'm happy that we get to spend the night together.

Don't be so down.

The doctor said that nothing has changed.

I'm sorry. I was careless and now your hopes of having a baby are shattered.

You weren't careless.

She got you because you are always groveling to her.

Yes, some scholar said that

men learn to grovel from their mothers as a child.

Grovel to get their diapers changed, grovel to get some milk.

Grovel for a piece of candy.

We are trained like that so that when we get older,

we end up groveling to our wives.

Geez! All these henpecked husbands scared of their wives...

It's the mothers that made them that way.

Women are wicked.

When I was a boy,

I would grovel to my mom for candy.

So I should be your mother then.

If you want to go back to your childhood,

put your hands together and beg for the candy.

Please.

Not polite enough.

You can't have any.

This won't do! This won't do at all!

This is all fake! Her tricks are making my head hurt!

She got us! She got us good!

I was a fool! The bitch tricked me!

She should go to hell!

My body has lost its life forever.

Since we can't unite sexually, I feel like we are strangers.

You said you'll sleep here tonight. Please do that at least.

How can I sleep when she's already out there making a fuss?

I won't be able to sleep.

I've always been home by midnight,

so I'm not used to sleeping anywhere else.

Please, it's my only wish. Spend the night with me.

I'm afraid you'll never come back if you leave tonight.

I can't make you happy. I can't satisfy your desires.

I can't even give you a baby anymore.

We are together because we need each other.

And it may stronger than love,

but it's all meaningless now.

Honey, I cried so much my heart is aching.

Please caress me before you go.

It's okay now. You can go.

You are mine, I won't lose you like my mother did.

Remember what you said?

You came into my body and you are living inside it.

You are even etched into my palms.

I'll have them my whole life.

It's nobody's fault. Midnight... It's the end of me.

Stab me more. I can't take the pain.

Please forgive me.

Burn it all!

Burn everything!

No!

Dad!

Dear!

Burn!

Oh, no! You devil!

You killed my husband?

- You wicked bitch! - I'm going to die too!

- I'm taking you to the police! - I'm going to die too!

- It's the death sentence for you! - I'm going to die too!

- Then die, bitch! Die! - I'm going to die!

Oh, you devil!

This film is based on a true story of a bizarre murder case.

The woman was sentenced to five years in prison but was released after three.

She got married and had children.

She forgot about her terrible past and it left no traces on her palms.

The only scars that remained were the ones

left in the wounded hearts of her lover's family.

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