Original subtitles

February 1998

What are you waiting for? Come in.

By the way, where can Chunhee stay?

No! I can't sleep with anyone around me.

Mother, it looks like you should share your room with Chunhee.

Sure. You can sleep in my room with me.

We have the attic. The ceiling's low, but it's not so bad.

We have an extra room upstairs.

She can't stay there. There's no heating and there are rats.

What about Wonseok's room?

Mother, how could you say that? He might come home.

Right. Chunhee, you can stay in my room. Don't worry.

Mom, kids these days want to have their own room.

She can have the attic. It's not that bad.

We can put up new wallpaper and redo the floor.

Oh, and who's going to do that?

We can pay someone to do it.

Oh, and who's going to pay for that?

You can pay.

As if you ever gave me any money.

Why are you lashing out at me like this?

I'm not lashing out at you.

Go do the dishes. There's a pile of dirty dishes.

-Oh, forget it. -Forget what?

Ma'am?

Yes?

What happened to your forehead?

I bumped into something.

Into what? That looks bad.

The ceiling... at a karaoke room.

You partied hard.

Good for you.

So, what were you doing here alone?

-Ma'am... -Yes?

About the polka performance exam...

Can I do it by myself?

Why? Is there trouble in your group?

No. Actually...

How can you dance the polka by yourself?

My hands get really sweaty,

especially when I'm with other people.

I'm worried it might mess with my friends.

Why don't you try dancing with me?

Hands.

Wow, your hands really are sweaty.

Wash your hands and go back to your classroom.

But I'm not finished.

I know but just go.

Hey! Your P.E. pants. That's not how you wear your uniform.

Go take them off.

Here.

Thank you.

You are so...

How are you ever going to save enough money?

You want the surgery, right?

Why don't you come work here?

It's okay.

You're good with your hands.

Thank you.

Just a second.

These are for you.

What are they?

My local party committee leader sells orthopedic shoes,

and he offered me a free pair, so I got them in your size.

Walking a lot hurts one's feet.

Take them.

Maasai?

They must be the kind of shoes the Maasai people wear.

Are they?

Excuse me. Excuse me!

What do you want?

You'll freeze to death if you sleep here.

Damn it.

What's that?

If it's food, let me have some.

Damn it, it's ramen.

I like bread better.

It's more convenient.

Oh, what's all this?

You should wipe this water up!

Mom, it's not water. It's sweat.

How gross.

Hey, I told you not to do this.

Huh? Mom, when did you get home?

Just now.

Man! You should've let us know you were home.

Did you eat?

I made some salad at the senior center and ate.

Did you eat out?

Yes, Yura wanted some ribs, so we ate at a restaurant nearby.

Chunhee, if you had come home early, you could've eaten with us.

Why are you eating ramen again?

You're always eating ramen. No wonder you're so skinny.

After you finish eating, wipe the floor clean. Got it?

Wipe the floor. Someone might slip.

Bastards.

How can they do this to a child?

Book-sending Movement Council

The Time to Face Myself

I always bring anger home with me.

And I punch the wall to try to resolve all that anger.

That's why my hands are full of scars.

So those are from punching the wall?

They are always covered in scars.

-Have a nice day, everyone. -Bye, Grandmother.

-Call me when you get there! -Okay!

Take it.

I can't believe we're going to Gangwon Province and not Jeju Island.

I wish I could go to school like you.

My homeroom teacher said we're going hiking, and...

Was it Chun Doohwan?

There's some temple he stayed at.

-The Baekdam Temple? -Was it that one?

Anyway, we're going there and to the beach from "Sandglass."

But we'd need to have cable to know that.

You take it.

It's okay, I have some, too. You should eat it on the way.

Oh, my backpack is effing heavy.

I got too much alcohol in here.

Flower, star, sky, earth, flower.

It's a flower. That's not your style.

Let's try it with Eun Jiwon.

Flower, star, sky, earth, flower, star, sky, earth, flower, star, sky earth.

Eun Jiwon is sky.

- Do my name. - Yours?

Flower, star, sky, earth, flower.

- Let's go to the snack bar. - Okay.

What should we get?

♪ Surrounded by countless hills ♪

♪ Unable to find my way ♪

♪ Like the lonely life of Sisyphus ♪

♪ Who must forever roll a boulder up ♪

세상은 둥글게 살아야 해

♪ The globe tells us the earth we live in is round ♪

♪ So I wonder why the parts are all square ♪

♪ Maybe ♪

♪ That is the square's dream ♪

Hey. Hey!

Are you okay?

Am I... alive?

I think so.

Water...

Oh, what a waste.

Those shoes...

Is anyone home?

Is there anyone home?

I'm from the real estate agency.

Anyone home?

Nobody's home?

Hello, I'm from Pacific Real Estate Agency.

Your doorbell must be broken. I kept ringing, but I didn't hear anyone.

Ma'am, about the owner of this house...

It's about selling this house, so can I get the owner's number?

Ma'am, can't you hear me?

Ma'am, I'm here about selling this house.

Ma'am?

Why is she pretending not to hear me?

엄마

She learned it from her dad! Who else?

Did you just swear at me? At your own husband?

Damn it!

How could you slap me? How could you, Dad?

This shitty family! Damn it!

I can't believe you said that!

How dare you talk to your husband like that?

Don't you dare hit mom! You won't get away with it!

I'm going to kill myself today.

So have a nice life without me!

You're a student! How could you do such a thing?

Why are you crying?

Stop crying!

Where are you going at dinner time?

Mother, who cares about dinner?

I didn't marry your son to cook for him.

Chunhee, did you know Yura smoked?

Why are you coming after her?

I'm not coming after anyone.

I'm having a hard enough time with your son,

so why do I have to look after a girl I never knew about before?

I send my son to a good college, and all he does is attend protests,

and my daughter gets caught smoking.

And my sister-in-law... Oh, I can't believe my luck.

I'm leaving, so good luck with you all.

It's okay. Don't mind her.

What she said doesn't matter.

It's the adults' problem, so don't worry about it.

What matters, then?

If that doesn't matter, what does?

What are you looking at?

I'm sorry.

It's awkward for you and I both.

In this family, we're the outsiders.

What do you mean "outsiders"?

춥다 들어가라

Have you ever used that?

My aunt and uncle wouldn't let me use that.

I wanted to listen to music on that.

Lift your arms up forward.

Shake your wrists, front and back.

Keep your legs spread apart, and bend your wrists.

Rotate your shoulders one side at a time.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Backwards. One, two, three,

just your shoulders, not your arms.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Stand up straight.

Lift your right arm up.

With your left hand, slap the right side of your body.

Keep breathing through your nose.

Let's take the remaining time

to share stories about ourselves

in order to look inside and face ourselves.

I thought about why I stutter.

My dad used to b-beat me up every day.

Have you heard of Anne Sullivan?

She taught Hel-hel, Helen Keller "water."

I needed someone like her.

Some p-people fall into lucky o-opportunities,

b-but all I ever g-got

were lost ch-chances.

S-Seriously...

Why are you laughing?

I think you can talk very smoothly.

-Chunhee. -Yes?

Could you tell us about yourself?

I was just passing by.

I mean, I was bringing books...

My name is Park Chunhee.

I'm a little...

drenched.

From the weight of life?

In sweat.

Park...

- Goodbye. - Bye.

Ms. P-Park Chunhee.

D-Did I really talk smoothly?

Thank you.

Y-You are o-one of the only t-two people

who said I can t-talk smoothly.

Who is the other one?

I-It's me.

Is that all garlic? That's a-a lot.

I have to go deliver this.

Excuse me.

Ch-Chunhee!

Hi, honey. Did you call?

Why do you sound so upset?

Honey, give me a bit more time.

Once I sell my old house, I'll take care of it.

Don't you trust me?

I know, I do. I understand how you feel.

I love you, I do.

Love...

is what brought us together.

Hello, Wonseok.

Chunhee, it's you.

It's been a while.

You've grown.

What's that?

It's homework.

By the way, you have a black eye.

I'm sorry I missed the funeral, Chunhee.

Chunhee...

Thank you for being alive.

You know what?

Us humans are

the masters of everything, and we decide everything.

Even other people's deaths and their survival.

Bastard, you've gone completely insane.

You haven't been home for two years, so shut your mouth!

If your dad finds out, he'll flip out!

Mother! Do you know what love is?

Father doesn't know what love is, so his poetry is a lie.

A bit fat lie!

Oh, like father, like son.

You came home insane.

-What? What did you say? -"What? What did you say?"

You think I'm a joke, too? Do you?

Just because I failed in love and revolution,

you think I'm a failure as a human being?

Be quiet.

Turn to lock.

- Here's the key. - Thank you.

Most people use keypad locks, so why don't you get one?

I'll install one for $60.

I like using keys better.

-You got a new lock. -Yes.

So you are Chunhee?

You're me when I was young?

Yes.

Let me see your hand.

Your right hand.

You don't have the scar.

Why did you get a new lock?

It's my house, so I didn't want anyone else coming in.

So this is my house now?

I can get my own room now?

Yes! I'm taking Yura's room.

Slow down.

How's Wonseok?

The same.

He's immature and loves to drink.

And Yura?

She's a film director now.

I didn't know such a mean girl could become a film director.

That's why her movies always bomb.

Hey, hey!

-I just wanted some of these. -How dare you steal my stuff?

I never stole anything. Let go of me.

I'm not going to. You bitch! You always steal my stuff.

I just wanted a few menstrual pads, so let go of me!

My mom and dad took your sorry ass in, but you're so ungrateful.

It was you who ratted on me about me smoking, wasn't it?

No, it wasn't me!

Who else could it be? You pathetic bitch.

Get out of my house! I wish you were dead!

Hey!

Who said you could come into my room?

Chunhee

Park Chunhee, are you nuts?

Ch-Chunhee!

I'll be done soon.

I peel every single garlic clove and sell them.

By hand.

What's that?

Oh, this?

It's a Korean oboe.

Do you know what that is?

I've read about it.

I've been p-practicing.

Sh-Should I play it?

-Right now? -Yes.

Cheers.

I-It'll be winter soon.

Oh, it's cold.

Juhwang.

Actually, the reason why I went there is...

I've been seeing something.

W-What do you see?

You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

But I believe everything you say.

I was struck by lightning.

But...

people usually don't like me.

So...

But I like you.

Juhwang.

How would you feel

if you met the younger version of yourself?

I-I, I-I, I was b-beaten by my dad a lot.

I think I would g-give him a hug.

And...

t-tell him not to take it and

f-fight back.

Juhwang, you grew up well.

Ch-Chunhee, how would you feel?

My m-mom realized she was p-pregnant

when she dreamed about d-digging out a king-sized c-carrot at a farm.

Oh, you're lying.

I-It's the truth. That's why my name means "orange."

Kind of thoughtless, right?

But it's pretty.

Ch-Chunhee, how about you?

Me?

It's because I was born in the spring.

Oh, "Chun" for spring and "Hee" for joy?

Not "Hee" for joy but "Hee" for girl.

They made a mistake on my birth certificate.

Who cares if it means "Hee" for girl or "Hee" for joy?

To me,

you are joy.

Liar.

I m-mean it.

Did you forget something?

Is this really for me?

Wow, they are pretty.

Let's go.

Chunhee, flowers bloomed in your hand.

You scared me.

This is the last session.

Are you all sad it's ending?

Yes.

I think Taeyang is the only one who's sad.

If you look at the handout,

at the convention center where they held the Pyeongchang Olympics,

they are holding a conference and a workshop for psychotherapy.

It's for seven days and six nights.

This famous doctor from Germany, Dr. Georg, is giving a lecture.

He's never been to Korea, but he's coming for this.

There is a fee for the workshop,

but think of it as a roundtrip ticket price to and from Germany.

I'll see you tonight at 7 at the bar for our wrap-up party.

-Good job, everyone. -Good job.

I have a class, so I have to go.

-A class? -What class?

-Skip it. -Let's go.

Ch-Chunhee.

Are you going?

The wrap-up party?

W-W-Workshop.

What about you?

If you go, I will, too.

Th-There's a p-pine forest by the hotel...

Are you...

Oh, we'll wait, so come join us.

G-Going for a w-walk in the p-pine forest

outside the h-hotel might be nice.

Don't you think?

-Look, isn't it pretty? -It is.

Chunhee!

-It might be fun. -I'll just sit on it.

Let me have your purse.

No, you're going to push me.

-No, it's okay. -No!

I can't! I'm scared!

Ch-Chunhee, you're s-strong!

I sh-shouldn't have said that.

It's okay.

What kind of food?

B-Black...

-Black bean noodles? -Yes.

Okay.

Juhwang, thank you for walking me home.

Well, instead of just walking me home...

would you like to come in for a while?

-Sure. -Okay.

Juhwang! Give me three minutes.

No, one minute.

Chunhee?

Chunhee.

I haven't seen her in a while.

Juhwang.

Juhwang.

Would you... like to spend the night?

Yes.

Open this door.

Chunhee!

It's me, Wonseok.

Americans use this only for wiping their asses, Chunhee.

There are no stars.

Not even one.

Oh, why have I become so sentimental?

I'm such an idiot.

Chunhee.

Don't ever change.

Don't you ever change.

Drink.

You have a black eye...

It's nothing.

I'm fine, Chunhee. This is nothing.

Love is...

no matter what people say,

if you're willing to give everything up, that's true love.

My pitiful Chunhee...

I'm not pitiful.

I'm just so...

I'm...

I'm...

Oh, you psycho bastard. You're nuts.

When will you ever grow up?

You nutjob.

When will you grow up?

How could you think about getting a divorce?

You're just like your dad.

Are you looking for a place?

What?

Didn't Wonseok tell you?

That jerk didn't tell you, did he?

We're selling this house.

Didn't a real estate agent come by?

You should look for a place.

If you can't find one in time, you could stay with Wonseok for a while.

Oh, I can't believe my luck.

Your uncle was a low-paid civil servant who was desperate to become a poet.

His dream was to die young writing poetry.

That idiot. Die young? That crazy bastard.

He drank too much and croaked.

He's going to drink too much and croak, too.

Ch-Chunhee.

Even if he is your cousin,

you shouldn't open the door for him when he comes by too late.

Normally, he's not like that, but it happens once in a while.

He says it's because of a failed revolution.

Chunhee, y-you should move out.

I-I have some money saved.

I can g-get a small place.

M-Move in with me.

I'll protect you, Ch-Chunhee.

Juhwang,

an offer to protect someone

shouldn't come so easily.

Where have you been?

You didn't go to school, so where did you go?

I went to the karaoke room and the zoo.

Don't you see this?

Your uncle is furious. What's gotten into you?

Were you upset because you couldn't go on the class trip?

Then why? Why did you do it?

Your uncle walks on eggshells with his wife for taking you in, didn't you know?

But this is my mom's house, too, grandmother.

Why is this your mom's house?

She was born here, so it's her house, too.

Nobody passes down their house to a married daughter.

Especially when that daughter is dead.

I hurt my forehead, grandmother.

Why won't you ask me if it hurts?

It hurts. I'm in pain.

Oh, poor little thing...

How could she leave you behind?

Oh, you poor little thing.

Juhwang?

Ch-Chunhee.

-It was a con. -What?

We got conned.

It wasn't that he didn't come. He couldn't come.

Th-the man named G-Georg

died in 1918.

He died? In 1918?

The sociologist I'm going to talk about today is Georg Simmel.

Georg Simmel was born in Germany

and died in 1918.

He really did die in 1918.

I knew it.

I knew it was too good to be true.

I'm sorry.

I'm th-the one who said I w-wouldn't go if y-you didn't go.

I r-reported him to the police, so he'll get caught.

Even if he's not caught, I'll give you back the money.

It's not your fault, so why do you keep apologizing?

Someone else is responsible for this.

I'd have to peel garlic for 45 days straight to earn that money.

I know. I'll give you that money.

I was planning on getting a surgery for hyperhidrosis with that money.

I-I'll pay for your surgery, too.

I told you I would protect you.

Juhwang,

I said you shouldn't offer to protect someone so easily.

Juhwang, are you rich?

Do gatekeepers get paid well?

Why do you keep offering to give me money?

Juhwang, do you think I'm pitiful, too?

Did you replace the locks?

Yes.

Why would you do that without telling me?

Sometimes you do the weirdest things.

You shouldn't have done that.

That's not how you do things, understand?

I have to go to the bank,

so leave the key with the kitchen staff. Got it?

For Rent - $2,000 Deposit

Chunhee.

I told you to wipe the floor after you sweated.

People don't like you because you're so dense.

What's wrong?

You're acting weird today.

Why do you keep making that?

It's my homework.

Why do you keep appearing and remind me of old times?

What's wrong with remembering old times?

Why did you have to survive alone and do this to me?

You should've died with them.

Chunhee!

Th-They caught him! They did!

Chunhee, Y-You go to the p-police station.

I'll be there w-when I get off.

Ch-Chunhee, are you mad at me?

I-If I h-hurt your f-feelings

by o-offering you m-money, I a-apologize.

Ch-Chunhee, I'm really sorry.

-Juhwang. -Yes?

Let's not see each other anymore.

Let's break up.

If you stay with me, you'll become miserable.

That's not true.

I shouldn't have been born.

I wish I wasn't born in the first place.

I shouldn't have fallen for you.

Th-That's not true, Ch-chunhee.

W-What's wrong? D-did something h-happen?

I-If I made a m-mistake, I'll n-never do it again.

-I'll w-work on my s-stuttering... -I don't think I can do it.

I don't have the heart to keep seeing you.

And I don't have the heart to stand myself.

W-What do you mean?

Ch-Chunhee, don't do this to me.

Chunhee, l-look at me.

Chunhee, l-look at me and l-let's t-talk about this.

Juhwang, you're a very kind person,

so you'll meet someone who's much better than me.

I'm sorry.

Chunhee!

You could probably find a two-bedroom apartment with this.

This is the best I can offer you.

Mom said she talked to you.

That old woman...

Take it.

Wonseok...

I took care of that house.

I did.

Chunhee did.

What?

After Grandmother died,

you moved to a nice apartment and told me to man the house.

You said it would become mine.

Hey, I was just saying that.

I've been manning that house alone since I was in 11th grade.

Who cares who manned the house?

To be frank, we let you live there.

You?

My mom was born and raised in that house, too.

So you shouldn't say that.

Did you ever think of me as a member of your family?

Don't you remember how my mom and dad died?

Don't you remember how I survived?

I worked so hard to become a part of your family.

So why did you push me away?

Why did you hate me?

Why were you so cold to me?

I wasn't the one who gave up.

You could've given me a real room instead of the attic.

-This is on the house. -Thank you.

What would you like for the last course?

We have kimchi porridge, noodle soup, ramen and scorched rice soup.

Everything except ramen.

괜찮아

니 잘못이 아니야

정말 그럴까?

우리 잘못이 아니야

Aren't you cold?

Thanks to the shoes you gave me, I'm not cold.

I'm glad.

But I'm sure it gets cold at night.

Life is cold.

That's true.

That really is true.

Sometimes I felt scared about being alone,

but I've always been alone.

If you want to go fast, go alone.

If you want to go far, go together.

What a great quote.

This was attached to the shoes. It's a Maasai proverb.

Juhwang, someone asked me to give this to you.

W-Who?

I don't know. It was some woman.

W-Where?

She left a while ago.

At first I wanted to be accepted

But some things just don't happen no matter how hard I try

And then I began wondering about why I survived

I wanted to ask someone, but there was no-one to ask

So...

So... in a way, I think I'm hanging in there

to find the answer for that question

I'll be able to find my purpose and reason somewhere in this world, won't I?