The government is not giving away money but lending it.
You take this money to repay your debts.
Then after 5 years,
you start paying back the principal over 10 years.
l knew you'd achieve something great some day.
lt was nothing, really.
Suk-gu! Suk-gu!
l think l'll be proud my whole life that you're my friend.
Proud of me?
l didn't do anything. Miss Park did everything.
But at the end, since l'm the man, l nailed it nice and neat!
ln my province, the girls are real tough?
so when they need to, they just 'wham' nail it.
So it was true that you're from the same town as Mr. President.
You know, l felt today that l should really respect you from now on.
Oh, l'm blushing.
lsn't it wonderful that we'll have a community center?
Personally, l wish they'd just give it out as money
rather than build this building.
They're not building it 'cuz they like us.
lt's to make us do birth control right.
That's right!
Hello!
We're all working hard, right?
- Yeah, of course! - Yeah, of course!
This is a State project, gentlemen.
As proud citizens of this country let us work as one.
Suk-gu, have a glass.
No liquor! Work!
l'm taking this.
Men, let's put our hearts into this.
Yeah, of course!
Thank you, everyone.
Mr. Chief!
But Suk-gu, you know.
l'm saying this just in case.
What if Mr. Kang's daughter-in-law bears a child?
Don't you worry. l have a plan.
l knew it! You have a plan!
What's worrying you?
Are people not listening to you?
Who is it?
That's not the issue.
Then what's the matter?
l've made a promise to Mr. President.
And what's that?
l promised to tie them.
Wait!
Doctor, it'll work later, right?
Don't worry.
Really?
Yeah!
Now, l'll begin.
Yes.
Wait!
Sorry, l'm just curious.
l can grow a moustache, right?
Now what?
Couldn't l step out for a sec to pee?
Mommy...
Mr. Byun!
Are you all right?
What's wrong?
lt hurts.
Oh, goodness.
Good work.
What is this?
A subsidy from the government.
We get money for this?
Yes.
Mr. Byun, you should rest a little before you go home.
l'll be fine. Wait, l'm okay.
Are you sure?
Yeah, sure.
Take care.
Take your time.
lt's not cooked yet. Let it cook first.
lt'll cook inside my stomach. Don't you know that?
Yeah, yeah.
Boy, feasting on the money l got for tying my balls.
Hey, what brings you here?
Good evening!
l see you've got rich after stealing my father's place.
Yeah?
But l thought it was your place l stole.
Seems you've got something to say. Have a seat.
Can't say it in front of the kids. Let's talk outside.
Sorry, but l have a reason for not getting up.
So you can say it here.
Don't provoke me. There is a limit to my patience.
Not sure what you mean by that.
Don't go around inciting people, and putting ideas into their heads.
l don't have to incite. They're all so eager.
l'm warning you.
lf you don't stop here, you're all losing your land.
Yeah, sure.
By the way, do you know how to farm?
Community Center
Going to just sit there, Father?
l can't let them do this. l'll take care of it.
Chang-su.
Go and get Suk-gu.
Help yourself.
Tell everyone to start working.
So does that mean you accept our campaign from now on?
l have no choice. Can't ruin a year's farming.
All right, sir.
But there is a condition.
We'll get to work only if your family bears
no child for a year.
How'd you come up with such a brilliant idea?
lt was nothing. Nothing at all.
Suk-gu, you're the best!
Not 'Suk-gu', 'Mr. Byun, Village Chief!
Yeah! Mr. Byun the Chief is the best!
- Sure! Mr. Byun the Chief is the best! - Sure! He is the best!
Look here.
lt's so white like your fair skin, Miss Park.
You're tanned on the outside,
But l bet you have very fair skin underneath.
Think so?
Well, l must confess,
as a maiden l did make quite a few hearts beat faster.
Yeah, a little flattery and you're off.
And of those hearts Bok-man's beat the fastest.
What did you say? My husband?
You're at it again.
You should make kimchi with your hands not your mouths!
Sorry, craved for something spicy.
Maybe l'm pregnant or something.
What are you saying? l did as l was told!
What? You did it like that?
Oh my, where did you...
l don't believe this.
l can't believe you're so stupid!
You make me shudder!
You're not a friend, damn it!
Get lost, you idiot!
But l greased it, too!
Suk-gu, do you have to do this?
You wanna turn everything back to like it was before?
Why do you speak without thinking?
That dumb bastard.
lt's his fate.
l've come to see Miss Park.
Yes, l'm here.
What is it, ma'am?
You see, Miss Park.
A few days ago, l took off the condom
just once because it wasn't any good.
What!
What did you say? You out of your mind?
How could you take it off?
But it isn't any good with it on.
Don't you know what'll happen if you keep it off?
Good is not the issue!
When l put it on it's too painful!
- Me, too! - l bleed.
Your attention, please.
From today on, you take your pill before going to bed.
And mark each day on the calendar like so.
Miss Park.
l have to wrestle with the kids to put them to bed,
so l'd very likely forget.
ln that case,
take your pill before breakfast, and mark the calendar.
Before breakfast?
ln the morning, it's practically a war.
We won't remember.
Yeah, it's very hard!
Then, what do you want me to do?
- How about a surgery? - How about a surgery?
- Surgery? - Surgery?
What?
Will it work?
lt will work, and you still get a moustache.
And it won't hurt.
So, lay down. Relax.
You're Bong-ku's mom. Gye-soon's mom.
Mommy!
Gwang-ja's mom.
Condom!
Birth control pills!
Condom!
Birth control pills!
Condom!
Kim Bok-man. Next!
Next.
What?
You have to stand out, don't you?
- Good. - Next!
Next!
Good. Next!
Why did you skip a day?
lt just happened.
lf you skip your pills, you are at serious risk.
From today on, you should put the condom on your husband,
and get Mr. Byun to confirm it, okay?
Yes.
You are the best, Miss Park!
Fellow citizens, you are the pride of our county,
and the Chungchung province.
You've become the Family Planning pilot village just 3 months ago,
and ranked first.
And l thank you for your efforts to achieve so much.
As a token of appreciation and encouragement,
the Minister of Health has sent a television!
Now, we should give a round of applause
to Village Chief Mr. Byun and to Counselor Park!
Please step forward!
Now, applaud!
How about a round of cheers!
Hurrah!
1972,12,4 Awarded for your efforts,
On the green
Wanna build me a house
Live with my love
For a hundred years
Tall buildings may show off
Can follow the fad if you want
Hut lit by fireflies
ls fine if only with my love
ls fine, is fine, if with my love,
lf l'm with my love
Mr. Village Chief!
Mr. Village Chief, let's dance!
No, l shouldn't.
Oh, be a man! Don't be shy!
Oh, yeah!
Now, point! Point up!
Like this! Like this!
?nd this! Like this!
- Really, l can't. - Point like so!
Point! Point!
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
Saw your underwear!
What've you just done to Miss Park?
Stop right there!
What's going on?
Can everyone hear me fine?
l'm sorry to interrupt your party.
But there is something
l must share with you.
Letter of appeal!
Your Excellency the Governor.
When l first came to Yongduri Village,
l found the people living in abject poverty and ignorance.
Their standard of living was subhuman.
The unenlightened villagers were only concerned
about making another day's living.
And even the few who are aware of the importance of family planning
were obstructed by the village chief.
lt's rather long so l will skip some parts.
Therefore, a new village chief should be
an uneducated lower classman, who can easily approach the villagers.
This would be far more effective.
Please
look upon the poor and destitute villagers of Yongduri with kindness.
Yours Sincerely, Park Hyun-joo, Family Planning Counselor.
Now do you see why l came to share this with you?
lgnorant and unenlightened?
Why do we have to bear such insult?
No, that's not it! Please!
Give me a minute and l'll explain everything.
Listen.
lt was the first time l'd written a Letter of Appeal.
To persuade the people up there,
you have to write it like that.
Alright! Alright!
Okay, let's assume that is true!
But what's this then?
Resume!
Name, Park Hyun-joo!
Born in 1947.
ln Gyeongbuk Province,
Sangbongri of Okju, Sangdong County.
Graduated from Sangbong Grade School in 1960.
Graduated from Okju Girls' Junior High School in 63.
What's this? Did she not finish her resume?
What's wrong?
l feel a bit nauseous.
Miss Park, you didn't even go to high school?
What are you doing when we're here to celebrate?
Why are you slandering her?
Slander? Mr. Lower Class Village Chief, sir!
Are you saying that l'm making this up?
Look here. Take a good look!
Everyone, take a look.
She's written this herself. Come on and look.
Just see for yourself.
l'm completely sober, and still l feel nauseous.
Don't worry.
lt's probably some roundworms. Don't make a fuss.
Give her a strong medicine to kill the worms.
Why do you think she lied to us?
She explained she was ordered to from the top.
What if she had admitted to finishing only junior high?
Just think, alright?
People listened to her 'cuz we thought she went to a big college.
But she shouldn't have lied to us. We're the closest...
We are what?
We're no different! We're villagers like everyone else!
Just be quiet.
- Still. - Be quiet!
Mr. Byun Suk-gu!
- Pregnant? - Yeah!
Come on, doctor.
l've had that vasectomy thing. You performed it yourself.
l'm a watermelon without seeds. How could she get pregnant?
l dunno.
Maybe someone else's seeds? How should l know?
Yes! Give me another!
l won't play!
Play with me.
- No! - No!
Play with me!
- We said no! - We said no!
Eat your dinner.
Hurry and eat.
Aren't you gonna eat, Mom?
l have no appetite. You all eat plenty, though.
Chew well before swallowing.
Here.
lt is so rare that we go to town,
it would've been nice if we'd eaten out for once.
What's wrong with me?
What's gotten into you? Are you mad?
All of you out.
Why are you doing this to the kids?
Get out!
What's the matter?
Am l going to die from a disease?
ls that why you're acting like this?
You're pregnant.
Who is?
Me?
You had that vasect thing or whatever.
l can't be pregnant.
Who is it?
Honey! What's that supposed to mean?
So you think l...?
What nonsense.
Oh, goodness.
What a waste of food.
And you scared the kids for nothing.
l think you've got something wrong.
We'll go tomorrow and check things out again.
Let's have the kids eat first.
l should go to Bok-man's.
See if they have some cold rice left.
Mom, where's the rice?
Wait a sec. l'll bring some soon.
Yeah, Mommy. l'm starving.
- l know. - Me, too.
Where's the umbrell...
Father, stop it! You're gonna kill Mommy!
What do you want to see Bok-man for? Huh?
Now that you're caught, you wanna run off with him, huh?
No, that's not true!
Then, who is it? Who is it?
You think l'm a fool?
l saw you and him laughing and dancing together.
l know it all! l know it all!
- Let go of me... - Since when? Say it!
No! l'm innocent! Why are you doing this to me?
How else can you be pregnant? How else!
lt's either you or me. One of us dies, got it?
There's no other way to end this.
Who is it?
Honey? What are you doing?
Are you mad?
Who is it?
Stop talking nonsense and come here, please!
No.
l can't face the villagers anyhow.
l've kicked out Duk-pal myself.
Everyday l've been grilling people not to screw up.
And my own wife pregnant by another man?
Yeah, l should die.
l'll solve it by killing myself.
Stop!
Okay! Okay!
lt's Bok-man. Satisfied?
What is it?
What's wrong with you? You nuts?
Son of a bitch!
Suk-gu!
Do you really think l did that?
Oh, please! Stop beating him!
You'll kill my husband!
Oh, my goodness! What happened?
He thinks l slept with his wife!
- What? - Yes?
He's saying his wife's got my child!
That crazy bastard!
What the hell are you saying?
What's this?
You see...
You see, your tubes came untied.
What?
Father!
Did you see anything up there?
We've searched everywhere, from the top of the river and down.
Wait! Wait!
What's that over there?
Where?
Over there! lsn't that Suk-gu's wife?
- What? - Where? Where?
Soo-ni! Soo-ni!
You bastard!
You said it was another man's seed!
Spit it out! Say it!
Chief Byun!
- Why can't you spit it out? - Please stop this, Chief Byun!
Why can't you open up that stuck-up mouth of yours!
Let go of me! Let go!
Ouch, my back.
How about a drink?
l'm really sorry about what happened.
l sincerely apologize.
Even doctors are never perfect, so we can make mistakes, too.
Anyway, l just wanted to say
that for both your sake and this village's
l hope that this event doesn't get out.
Think about it.
The villagers already feel uneasy with that Counselor Park here.
So by adding this to it, think of the consequences.
Well, just thinking about your wife, it really tears my heart, too.
But still, by revealing the truth
it won't help bring someone back to life, you know.
We can't hold a funeral
'cuz we haven't found the body yet.
Chief Byun must be devastated.
You know, maybe she might've run off with another man.
What are you talking about?
Just think!
lt's not so easy to take one's own life.
Maybe she disguised it as a suicide and eloped with a lover.
The way you think disgusts me.
Anyways, how are the kids?
Yeah.
Miss Park is probably taking good care of them.
Miss Park, my ass. l hope she's feeding them alright.
What are you getting at?
Nothing. That Miss Park doesn't seem right.
What's not right?
You shouldn't talk like that!
Can't help it if l have these doubts about that woman.
What's wrong with Miss Park?
What doubts are you talking about?
Look here! Why get angry at me?
What are you, Miss Park's lover?
l'm not anything! Damn it!
What a loser.
That's called love.
Father.
Yes.
l've asked for what's best for pregnant women.
Well done. Have it prepared with care.
Yes, father!
Father.
l've said all l had to say.
- Mr. Chief! - Mr. Chief!
Mr. Chief!
This place is a mess.
l see you're still here.
Where's Chief Byun?
He's gone out for a minute.
Mr. Kang's daughter-in-law is pregnant!
You know the herbal medicine for the pregnant.
That medicine is now in that house!
l knew it!
l told you l had doubts!
Now what are you gonna do? Huh?
What do you mean?
Just what l said.
You've broken our pact so you move out.
Duk-pal had to leave for the same reason.
You know this, don't you?
What?
Chang-su!
What if we don't?
Can't you stand seeing things go well for us for once?
Of course you can't.
You want us to work your land like little insects.
To obey without a word,
break our backs to pay your interest.
To come and go at your call.
To play dead if you command so.
You ungrateful bastard!
You've lived on my generosity!
Of course. On your generosity.
Thanks to you l lived as would a dog or a pig!
So now we're trying to live for once like human beings.
But you can't take it, and want to spoil everything?
You can't see us fill our bellies with barley
when you fill yours with meat?
That's what this is!
You insolent bastard!
Shut your filthy mouth!
Your family goes out, and everything's settled.
Son of a bitch!
My name is Byun Suk-gu. Byun Suk-gu!
People call me Chief Byun, got that?
Now let me ask again.
Will you move out or not?
How dare you!
l am not moving an inch from where l am!
And here l shall see my grandson play
and draw my last breath, you bastard!
Alright, clear enough.
But remember this.
We won't just sit and watch you ruin us.
Let's go!
Mr. Byun!
What are you going to do?
Now what? Huh?
What else?
We go all the way.
Yeah, let's go.
But how do we go?
Kindap.
Kidnap?
What did you just say?
Bok-man?
Hey, you!
You want me out?
You really don't trust me?
l do trust you.
Okay, let's do it!
l can't repay all that debt even if l worked all my life.
Good!
And l wanna send my eldest to a good school in the city!
And my mother to a big hospital in Seoul!
l said from the beginning that we gotta go all the way.
- Let's get ready. - Let's go!
No!
You can't do this.
Silver bell, golden bell
Jingle, jingle
ls anybody there?
Can somebody please come?
Help me!
There is a person in here! Please help!
Father, are you in bed?
What is it?
l have something to discuss with you.
Let's talk tomorrow.
Silver fish, golden fish, kick, kick
Who are you?
Playing masks?
What? What did you say?
l don't quite know, sir.
l've looked everywhere, but she's gone.
We'll be back soon.
Attention!
Salute!
Eyes front!
You are my hostage tonight!
Come on.
Couldn't you untie me just for a sec?
Please, my wrists hurt so much.
lmpossible!
You low-life scoundrel! Untie me now!
Come here, you little insect!
lf l free myself, you're deadmeat!
lf you go yapping again, l'm sticking this back on.
All right.
Why don't we play together? Huh?
lf you untie me,
l'll play any game you want me to.
Okay, sir?
No, handsome!
Uh, Captain? General?
Handsome?
Yes, handsome.
Handsome Chang-hyuk.
Fire!
What is that?
Look! lt's the community center!
Fire!
Miss Park's in there!
Things are getting out of hand.
Can't help it.
Bok-man, you too go down!
No, l'm with you till the end!
No, l have to finish what's been started.
l did all this alone, alright? Now hand her over.
What on earth!
lt won't be long.
lt'll be over soon.
Wasn't there anyone inside?
What do you mean?
Miss Park and Chang-hyuk!
My Chang-hyuk?
Oh, no! My son!
Careful, Father!
Mr. Byun, let's stop all this now, okay?
Let's forget about that deal with Mr. President.
Move aside.
No! Wait!
This is not the way.
There's gotta be some other way.
What other way?
For me this is the only way.
No! Wait! Mr. Byun! Wait!
What's wrong with you?
You might kill someone!
What's changed you so much? You are a good man.
Why can't you see that this is wrong?
Wrong?
What did l do wrong?
Huh?
That l worked hard as village chief
to make everyone's life better?
Or is it wrong that l went through
with that surgery like l was told to?
lf not!
Or how about my wife, who died an undeserved death?
ls it wrong that l can't even defend her
when people call her adulteress?
ls it?
How is it all my fault?
l know! l know that now!
lt's my fault! lt's all my fault!
So kill me instead, okay?
No, it's too late now.
l can't stop now.
Can't stop. Step aside.
Mr. Byun!
- Father! - Father!
Hold on.
Handsome!
Soo-ni?
Mommy!
- Mommy! Mommy! - Mommy! Mommy!
Honey...
We've been married for more than 10 years.
And l never for once doubted his faithfulness.
l wanted to die just then.
But l couldn't because of the kids.
l had nowhere to go,
But that house.
l went soaked in rain,
and Mr. Kang received me with kindness.
ls your wife all right?
Yes, sir.
And the baby?
Yes, sir.
Alright, then.
Go on.
Resignation
l'm sorry.
l can't do this anymore.
Miss Park!
l don't believe this!
Please, make way! Make way!
Miss Park, this way!
When l woke up this morning, this was left in front of my room.
- What does it say? - l dunno.
Good morning, Miss Park,
l apologize for leaving without saying farewell,
Miss Park, l really wanted to live a good life,
So l tried hard,
Frankly, l think family planning might give us more wealth,
but l'm not so sure about happiness,
And you shouldn't worry about us,
We will live a great life,
Oh! By the way!
lf the newborn is a girl, l'm thinking of naming her after you,
We want to call her by your name
to remember you forever,
Hope it's alright?
l am very grateful for all you've done, Miss Park,
Do take care,
Byun Suk-gu, Former Chief of Yongduri,
Mr. Kang, l've come to bid you farewell.
l have learned much from you.
Sir, do you remember the day when l first came here?
You asked me then,
Wouldn't you be better off if you have no children at all?
l was unable to answer you then.
But now l want to, Mr. Kang.
Like then,
could you ask me the question once more?
Young lady, are you married?
No, sir. Not yet.
But l will when l meet someone l love.
lf you get married, how many children will you have?
Well, sir.
l should discuss with my husband and plan for it.
What is there to plan?
No children and you'll be better off, no?
Chang-hyuk!
No, sir. Family planning is essential.
lf it makes lives better not just on the outside,
and if it's the kind that makes people happy,
then it's worth a try.
People have to be ruined for there to be the country.
The family may prosper but the country is doomed to fall.
l hope l don't see the same underwear in my village again.
Jong-shik!
Chang-su is going to Seoul. See him off!