Distributed by Lumix Media
Co-Produced by Samsung Electonics Produced by A Green Foundation (Korea) Production
Jang Hyun-sung
Lee So-youn
Jo Sung-ha
Edited by Choi Jae-geun Music by Yoon Min-hwa
Production Design by Byun Chang-hee Synchronous recording by Kang Shin-gyu
Director of photography by Park Young-jun
Producer by Lee Yong-joo
Written & directed by Song Li Gon
Git: A Feather
I am a film director.
I just completed a mediocre film.
Last week, to write a screenplay set in the 1980s...
I stayed at a hotel in Gwangju
Suddenly, I decided to travel.
I'm on my way to Udo Island.
I've travelled there just once before.
It was 10 years ago with my girlfriend.
She was the first woman I ever loved.
We stopped at Udo next to Jeju Island.
We spent the night in a motel
on Biyang Island, just off Udo.
There was a storm that night the wind and rain blew.
A few years later she left
for Poland to study piano.
She wanted to learn how to play better.
But as they say 'Out of sight, out of mind... '
...and we broke up.
I was doing my military service
and she was in a foreign country.
And the following year a postcard arrived from Poland.
She'd met a German conductor at Chopin Conservatory.
She said she'd decided to marry him.
I tore up her postcard on the spot
and erased her from my memory.
During the 2002 World Cup
I rooted against Germany.
But yesterday, I suddenly remembered our promise.
We'd agreed to meet 10 years later
at the same motel on Udo.
Hello... I have a reservation for today.
Yes, I just arrived in Udo.
I'm at the dock.
No, I don't have much luggage.
Okay, I'll wait for you here.
Sure, fifteen minutes. Bye...
It is September 4, 2004.
Tomorrow is exactly 10 years from that day.
Hello!
You're the man who called?
Yes.
It's too far to walk. Hop on.
Hold on tight!
By any chance
did a woman check into room 204 today?
No, you're our first customer today!
Here we are.
This way.
Hi, Uncle.
Hello.
It's that room at the end.
Excuse me...
are meals provided?
- Are you hungry? - No, tomorrow morning...
We don't usually, but if you want I'll cook something.
- Thank you. - Have a good night!
Yes, this was the room.
Room 204.
I stayed here with her.
The motel's exterior has changed but the location's the same.
Will she come tomorrow?
Will she really remember a 10-year-old promise?
She Will already be married and probably has children.
However...
Even if we meet it Will be awkward.
It may have been a mistake to come here.
Do you sell beer?
How much do you want?
Three cans, please.
The motel has changed a lot from the old days.
Yes, my uncle remodelled it three years ago.
The man in front is your uncle?
Yes. He's strange, isn't he?
Oh, no. It's just...
Still, he's a good man. He's lived through a lot.
You're not from here, are you?
Why?
It's just that you speak with a Seoul accent.
- I used to live in Seoul. - How much Is it?
7000... no, 8000 won.
Here you are.
How have you been?
I'm, you know... directing movies...
Wow, 10 years.
That's 10 Christmases and 10 birthdays...
Your kids... You must have a lot...
I can't imagine you'd like German food...
Did you ever think of me?
You look older...
You must be hungry. I'll fix you something soon.
- Are they baby horses? - No, they're ponies.
The white one's 'Au Lait' and the dark one's 'Cafe'.
- And this one? - She's 'Mild'.
So together they're 'Cafe Au Lait Mild'...
Must've been hard to sleep with the noise they make.
No.
But it seems your uncle is hard of hearing.
I'm not sure myself.
He hasn't spoken ever since my aunt left.
Did something happen?
No, it wasn't that. She apparently just left.
My aunt and uncle loved each other like crazy.
Enough to make you sick.
But a year after my uncle bought this place, my aunt left.
She didn't take one sock when she left.
She was wearing only one sock?
No, that's not what I meant...
I meant she didn't take a thing with her.
Oh, would you have a table?
What?
I wanted to write a little...
so a table would be nice if you have one.
Wait...
Slowly, slowly.
- Where should we put it? - Here, over here.
- Here? - No.
A little to the right. Okay, okay.
What kind of man is so weak?
So, what are you writing?
- Nothing special. - A novel?
No.
You don't look like a writer.
Is that so?
You look like you' re unemployed... I don't know.
I'm going to fix breakfast for my uncle. What'll you do?
Well, I think I'll take a walk.
Take our bike instead.
It's free.
Tell me later what you're writing.
And eat before you go!
Eat up.
What are you staring at?
You look just like that criminal.
If I do this you look exactly the same.
We once had a wanted criminal in our neighbourhood.
But my uncle caught him. He's got strong fists, you know.
It's not smart to hide on islands. Better to hide in the city.
There's nowhere to hide here, anyway.
- You really look like him... - No I don't!
I get hiccups when I eat spicy food.
Some water, please.
These peppers are really hot.
Have some more.
Did I offend you?
No. I had a lot.
I usually don't eat breakfast.
And I'm really not a murderer.
It was a joke!
When is the last boat from Jeju?
6 pm.
But there might be a storm tonight.
That's a problem... I have to do something tomorrow.
Well, let's wait and see.
Island weather is always unpredictable.
You just have to wait.
Have you caught many fish?
I'll be going now.
I hope you catch a lot...
- Hello. - Hello, we have a delivery.
- Is Jang Hyun-seong Here? - He's up there.
Can you call him?
Mister, you have a delivery!
- What? - A delivery came!
For me?
Are you Jang Hyun-seong?
Yes.
- It's a delivery for you. - Really?
It's from Seoul. Sign here, please.
But who sent this?
There's no sender listed here.
Sign quickly, please.
We need to catch the boat.
It took us two days to get here.
But someone must have sent the package.
If it's not written here then we don't know.
We just came to the address on the form.
Sign quickly, please.
- Where should we put it? - Wait.
Wait... If we make a phone call...
There must be some way to check.
I can't just sign without knowing anything.
Yes, we've arrived in Udo.
There's no information here about the sender.
This guy says he can't accept it without knowing who it's from.
Can you check, please?
Yes, I'm the correct addressee.
I just want to check if it's someone I know.
How can there be no sender's name?
Hello?
Where should we put it?
A piano was delivered.
I'm certain my first love sent it.
She used to play the piano at her boarding room in Seoul.
I loved listening to her play.
She's the only person who
could know that I'm on Udo.
September 5.
Could she have remembered today?
But why did she send me a piano?
All I can do is to wait.
It feels good to wait for someone a long time.
It'll be hard for your friend to come today.
The boats don't set sail in this weather.
Oh, have you seen my uncle today?
Yes, this morning, over there.
Where?
Fishing by the sea.
Where has he gone...?
If you're hungry take something from the shop.
I couldn't find her uncle.
I'm curious what could make him lose his speech.
It was a frightening storm.
Then in the deep night
she brought him back through the wind and rain.
I'm relieved.
She didn't come today.
I decided it was better that way.
If she came, what would we say?
If you don't meet someone for such a long time...
there is nothing to say to each other.
- Give It to me. - Why?
Grab the end.
On the count of 3 pull the end. One, two, three!
From inside to out, like this.
No, grab the end like I do.
One two three!
Oh my!
One two three!
Hold it tightly... One two three!
Then fold like this then unfold it...
Then repeat the folding and unfolding...
- Thanks for today. - What?
I said thanks.
You'll be leaving soon?
I'm not sure... Will the boats run?
The storm warning ends at 4pm.
It was broadcast in the village earlier.
Yes, producer.
Yes, I'm still on Udo.
Yes...
No, I don't even have a draft.
Really, I haven't written a thing.
I was thinking of changing the outline.
Yes...
Well...
Well... It's raining pretty hard here.
The boats can't sail.
It's different here from Jeju.
Yes...
Yes, don't worry.
I'm sorry.
I guess I'll have to stay a few more days.
I see...
- I think I'll go for a walk. - Ok.
I felt more relaxed
thinking that she wouldn't come.
I'd planned to submit my next screenplay this week...
but I hadn't written a word.
However my mind was at peace...
the sky was so beautiful...
and I was starting to think clearer...
And I...
decided to stay here a few days longer.