Tensions in the Korean Peninsula caused by the withdrawal of North Korea
from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
are increasing as the leader of North Korea,
Kim Il Sung, has not made public appearances for weeks now.
Where did I put it?
Here it is!
Smiley, smiley friend Where do we go?
"Lawsuit. Plaintiff, Park Cheol. Defendant, Myeongwoo Hospital?"
What is a lawsuit, Dad?
I'm going to school.
I'm going to school, Dad.
Is this Dr. Park Cheol's house?
- My dad is Dr. Park Cheol. - Is he home?
Dad!
Are you Dr. Park Cheol?
I am Jang Seok-ju from the National Defense Committee.
KOREA - GERMANY DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS JOINT MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM
I've always known that Myeongwoo Hospital has very good connections.
But I never expected they'd ask
a member of Parliament to cover their malpractice lawsuit.
There will be no trial today.
Hello?
Yes, Mr. Choi. I'll be in court on time.
The trial has been postponed?
There's been a threat to national security,
so the Minister of Justice postponed it.
It's only a medical malpractice lawsuit.
It has nothing to do with national security.
The government is expecting a war to break out within a few days.
- It's a tank! - What's that?
You're awesome, Sir!
Look at the wheels.
Look, helicopters!
An attack by American forces will start the war.
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier,
the USS George Washington,
as well as dozens of warships and nuclear submarines
are ready to make an attack on North Korea.
- Why would the US attack them? - They will be sure to attack
the Yongbyon Nuclear Power Plant.
This is to disarm North Korea of nuclear weapons.
Once the attack commences, North Korea will counterattack.
And that will start the war between North and South Korea.
I don't get it.
I am only a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Why would you tell me this?
You are the only one who can prevent this war.
Let's get inside.
Come on, go home. Go home.
Nice to see you again.
Dad!
I'll be waiting for your call.
You didn't go to work? Can you stay for lunch?
I'll be late today. There's food in the refrigerator.
- People, please! - Please, calm down!
- That's mine! Mine! - Hey, let go of this!
- Don't do that, please! - You can't do this!
My goodness! Please stop them!
I guess they're selling something very nice.
According to a distributor,
the average sales of this ramen was 30 boxes a day,
but hundreds of boxes were sold today.
That means 50 million ramen packets were sold in the entire country.
Let's eat.
I saw loads of tanks and soldiers on my way to school.
Can we go to America if war breaks out?
Mom lives in America.
War doesn't break out so easily.
Seoul isn't far from here.
Once the war begins, the country will be covered in flames.
- But... - And we won't survive it.
Are you making any sense here?
- That is why we... - You think we'll let that happen?
- That's why we must strike first. - I asked you a question.
- Are you declaring war? - They already declared war.
- Didn't you hear me? - But...
What? What do you mean an unidentified vessel?
I don't get it.
Hey.
Hey, what's going on here?
What is it? Do you see anything?
It's a severe angiostenosis in the coronary arteries.
He won't survive more than a month if no measures are taken.
Whose heart is it?
If we can cure that heart, we can prevent this war.
Well, then bring him to my hospital.
He can't come here.
You must go to where he is.
And where is that?
North Korea.
Then is this...
Yes, that is Kim Il Sung's heart.
If he dies now, North Korea will be in turmoil.
And the US sees this as the perfect moment to strike at them.
MOM
But listen to me.
- I told you I can't explain it now. - I'm getting married in a few days.
I can't take care of him right now.
I know it's not easy for you. But Hun is your son too.
This is so typical of you! You're always so selfish.
I want everything that has to do with you gone from my life including Hun.
- You're his mother. - I'm sick and tired of it.
Don't ever call me again.
Mr. Choi will be here when you're back from school.
Stay in his house and Mom will come for you.
- I want to stay with you. - Just do as I say.
Mom...
doesn't like me.
Dad.
See you later, Dad.
Hun!
Hun.
This is the latest war scenario between the two Koreas by the US.
Is it true you sent a doctor to North Korea?
Yes, to prevent the attack by the Americans.
A doctor will prevent it? Can you explain yourself?
The US will attack North Korea
as soon as Kim Il Sung dies from a heart disease.
The US sees it as the best moment to attack as their leader is dead.
- So that doctor... - That's right.
He will operate on Kim Il Sung's heart.
KUMSUSAN PALACE OF THE SUN, PYONGYANG
As soon as they launch their attack,
North Korea will counterattack all US bases in South Korea.
But what really matters is
that they will also strike at our nuclear power plants.
If any of them are hit,
it will cause a disaster of greater magnitude than Hiroshima.
Even if we win the war,
one-third of the land in South Korea will be inhabitable for 200 years.
His heart stopped!
- CPR! - Prepare CPR!
Three ampoules of Epinephrine!
You must save him, Dr. Park.
Hun.
Mr. Jang?
The US government has approved the strike on North Korea.
What?
Mr. President!
- What in the world is going on? - Attack North Korea?
- You should have expected this! - We can't just sit and do nothing!
- Why won't you let us in? - Let us in!
- I want the visa! - Let me in!
40 YEARS OF KOREA AND US ALLIANCE
US EMBASSY OF KOREA
Let me in!
Give me the visa!
- Get the pump ready. - Yes, it's ready.
Tube.
Defibrillators.
Charge to 20.
Let's wrap this up. Stay focused until the end.
The former president Jimmy Carter visited Pyongyang during which
Kim Il Sung promised him they'll tentatively stop nuclear development.
The imminent threat of a war that loomed over the Korean Peninsula for months
is thought to be cleared at present.
A turbulent age creates a hero and that hero rules the world.
- Mr. Jang, war has been averted. - You did it!
- You did a great job! - Very good job!
- A great job! - Thank you.
- You did it. - Good!
- You did it. - Thank you.
Carter's visit was assessed to have been positive.
What is that?
My dad makes these knots when he stitches a wound.
- Do you want to become a doctor? - Yes.
I think it's awesome to save a dying man.
Yes, that's great.
I'm Song Jae Hui.
What's your name?
Hun.
It's time to go.
Dad, one second.
My name is Hun, Park Hun.
To a wonderland
To the cave of the devil Where Nina is held captive
Dad, look. There's an odd-looking truck.
Dad, are we not going home?
- I don't think we can. - Why not?
Korea only needs one hero and that will be me, Jang Seok-ju.
Our hero, Jang Seok-ju!
Jang Seok-ju!
Jang Seok-ju, the hero!
- Jang Seok-ju! Jang Seok-ju! - Jang Seok-ju! Jang Seok-ju!
Where is my son?
Where is my Hun? My son! Where is my son?
Where is my son?
Good morning!
I am Jang Seok-ju!
- Jang Seok-ju! Jang Seok-ju! - Jang Seok-ju! Jang Seok-ju!
These South Koreans.
They are so cold-hearted.
The South Korean Park Cheol is dead.
You are North Korean citizens from now on.
Comrade Park Cheol.
Sorry. The tape is warped.
WONDERGIRL'S LATEST SONGS PSY'S SONG COLLECTION
How is it? Great, right?
You'll be called a spy in the south if you don't know this song.
So all spies sent to South Korea must learn this song.
The name of the song is "Tell Me."
- How much is that? - Two dollars.
- Okay. - Tell me, tell me
- Here. - I want one too.
Here.
Hey, run! They're coming!
Darn it.
They're so annoying.
Stop!
Jae Hui.
- I can feel your heart beating. - Don't move. I'm already nervous.
You know what happens if they catch us.
- It's fate. - Will you stop?
Each person has a different heartbeat.
Just like how we all have different faces.
But listen. We have the same heartbeat.
That's why we're destined for each other.
I made up my mind.
I also made up my mind.
Hey, wait. Jae Hui, wait.
Hey, that hurts. Wait!
- Hey, Song Jae Hui! - I'm telling your father.
We're destined to be together. You can't treat me like this.
Destined to be together? Yeah, right.
Put me down. Put me down right now!
I know your parents don't like me.
But they can't stand against destiny.
Will you marry me?
- Where did you get this? - It's beautiful, isn't it?
I sold those tapes to buy you this ring.
You really are crazy. All that for this ring?
So just marry me.
I'm leaving.
- You're marrying me then. - Okay.
I'll marry you. Maybe after a hundred years.
What? Hey!
Hey, Jae Hui! You can't do this to me.
Oh my.
You didn't come to class. Where have you been?
I'm sorry, Father.
What will you do if I disappear all of a sudden?
Then I'll search the whole world to find you.
- Really? - Of course.
My father wants to see you.
- Really? - Yes, tonight.
But you better be ready. He's a scary man.
Well, I like scary men.
- You have to look nice. - Don't worry about it.
You don't have to dress up to see a patient.
Are we seeing a patient today?
- We'll be late, let's go. - Wait.
Can I skip it just today?
You can't.
- Just today, please? - Think about the patients.
If you want to go even then, go ahead.
There won't be many patients, right? There weren't many last time.
It's not easy to see a patient without the equipment.
If you want to be a doctor in a place like this,
you have to be able to do this without the equipment.
Unless you treat the pancarditis, it'll develop complications.
I've been studying medicine only for two months. What if I do it wrong...
You've read anatomy books thousands of times.
Try to feel everything in your head with your hand.
Sometimes, what you feel
is more precise than any other equipment.
- Are you okay? - Yes.
Go ahead.
I'll take care of the rest.
Let's go inside.
Please, have a seat.
Jae Hui. Jae Hui!
Jae Hui!
- Hun! - Jae Hui!
Jae Hui!
What is this?
- Jae Hui. - I'm scared.
What happened?
Where is she?
Wait!
- Wait! What are you doing? - Don't forget me!
Don't forget me!
- What are you doing? - Hun!
Wait. Wait!
Hun!
- Hun! - What are you doing?
Hun!
No. Jae Hui.
They used to reside in Japan.
It appears her father won't be able to avoid execution.
Jae Hui did nothing wrong.
- She's guilty by association. - I'm going to find her.
You will also be found guilty. Don't do it.
She gave my life a meaning.
It's because of her that I was able to follow my dream.
Who is Park Hun?
Come with us.
Who is behind this?
I didn't mean to run. My father was very sick so...
Are you Park Hun?
You've grown up.
This is where we take care of our leader's health.
So once you're here, you can never go out.
You saw what happens if you try to leave without permission.
I never signed up for this.
The Party signed up for you.
Can I become the doctor of our leader, if I'm good enough?
- Let's say you might. - What do you mean?
Whether you become his doctor or a subject for experiments
all depends on your performance.
5 YEARS LATER
Where did you go this time?
No place in particular. It's just too suffocating in here.
You know we shoot anyone who leaves without permission.
Don't trust your skills too much. You might end up in trouble.
I thought I was already in trouble.
Am I not, Comrade?
The patient suffers from myocardial infarction. Get ready.
Hun!
Father?
Only authorized personnel is allowed. How did you get in?
I hear you leave the institute without permission too often.
Yes, I'm searching every prison and labor camp.
- So you're still looking for her? - Why would I not?
You need to stop. This is putting you in too much danger.
Stay out of this.
Hun.
Our health institute is a place that monitors our great leader's health.
We have the best doctors in the country here.
We ensure that patients with heart diseases are operated from here
so that doctors can gain the necessary experience.
Shall we take a look at the operation room?
They're operating on a patient with a diseased coronary artery.
Off-pump bypass.
Stop the operation.
He'll have a heart attack if they stop.
The power will be back on before that, so stay outside for the moment.
They will not stop.
Stop the operation! You can't suture a 2mm artery without enough light.
I've done this thousands of times. Of course, I can suture.
Cut.
He is very impressed.
Take over from here.
Well, Doctor Park.
That was very impressive.
The clinical experience over the past five years paid off.
- But isn't it funny? - What's funny?
A power failure in the best health institute of this country?
Moreover during an operation.
We have you, so why worry?
- Is that the heart of a living man? - Well, for now.
Where is this patient from? This person's condition is--
From Special Camp No. 6.
A secret camp for political prisoners.
When it comes to oriental medicine, they test herbs and roots.
It's just like how we do transplants and research on cancer, isn't it?
- I won't do it. - Use the girl's organs
to save the man. They're father and daughter.
You want me to kill the daughter to save the father?
We must show the westerners how good you are.
They can give us medical equipment worth millions of dollars.
- I said, I won't do it. - Just do it!
His daughter will die. What will you tell her father?
They'll die in the camp anyway.
I won't do it, so find someone else.
Don't think you're a noble doctor. You've done worse things in here.
That's why I won't do it anymore.
Park Hun!
- Doctor, when is the operation? - What operation?
They are the patients from the special camp.
- I'm not doing it. - What?
I'm Song Jae Hui. What's your name?
Save her.
I don't care if I die.
Please, save my daughter.
The organs are very damaged. Especially the remaining kidney.
It looks like a female. It will be hard for her.
One of the man's kidney isn't good either.
But there's more hope for him.
What if I transplant his kidney to the female patient?
Then you'll lose the man.
- I can save her. - No.
A doctor shouldn't do that.
- Then what does the doctor do? - Is that even a question?
Do you know what I've been doing for the past five years?
I opened up perfectly healthy people.
I transplanted organs knowing it's never going to work.
I used unapproved synthetic grafts.
I killed countless lives like that and you say that's something I shouldn't do?
What should a doctor do then?
You thought doctors are never put in a position to kill, right?
Hun.
You're wrong! Here, doctors kill their patients!
And all I want now is save my girl. Even if I must kill to do so!
What's so wrong about that?
Could this patient be...
Scalpel.
Wasn't the patient male?
The female will be better to show off my skills.
They will support us with equipment.
Really?
Do it.
But on one condition.
They want doctors from other countries to see Dr. Park's skills.
I'm going to Budapest?
Just for four or five days.
I'm too busy for that.
Doctor Park.
They will only send us the equipment if you go.
We must first check if the patient is recovering.
Are you really not going to cooperate?
Don't worry, Jae Hui.
I'll never lose you again.
Hun.
- Father. - I've been waiting for you.
Why are you still here at this hour?
Did you get permission to be here?
We need to talk.
Leave before they find you.
Go to Budapest.
One of the doctors was someone I knew.
- So they asked me to go there... - He confirmed it today.
It's your last chance to escape from here.
I'm sorry. I can't leave Jae Hui here.
She will go with you.
I know what she means to you.
Father.
Tomorrow will be our last day seeing each other.
Go and enjoy a happy life with her.
What about you?
Don't worry about me.
Father.
I'm sorry.
- I can't go. - Why?
Because of me?
- I'll protect Jae Hui no matter what. - Hun.
Go. I'll show you the way.
There's a secret passage at the end of this road.
I use that to get out of here secretly.
Think about going to Budapest. It's your last chance to escape.
Go before power is restored.
Hun.
I have to go.
Father.
Father!
No, Father!
Father!
Subtitle translation by Lexi Lee