Hae-shik is relieved of his position right before a promotion and returns to his hometown Jumunjin with his twin brother’s ashes. For Hae-shik, this is his first visit to Jumunjin as an adult, but as soon as he arrives, he is mistaken for his dead brother, Hae-chul. Despite his attempts to persuade the gang of his true identity, Hae-shik is lynched by the neighborhood hoodlums. Fortunately he is saved by an ex-hoodlum, Bungae (translated as ‘lightning’) who also thinks...more

Hae-shik is relieved of his position right before a promotion and returns to his hometown Jumunjin with his twin brother’s ashes. For Hae-shik, this is his first visit to Jumunjin as an adult, but as soon as he arrives, he is mistaken for his dead brother, Hae-chul. Despite his attempts to persuade the gang of his true identity, Hae-shik is lynched by the neighborhood hoodlums. Fortunately he is saved by an ex-hoodlum, Bungae (translated as ‘lightning’) who also thinks he is Hae-chul. The older detective Hae-shik, and the younger gangster Hae-chul: the two have led a tragic life denying each others’ existence. Sick of his dark past and his brother Hae-chul, Hae-shik had left Jumunjin to seek a better life. Now back in his hometown, he is haunted by vestiges of the brother he fought so hard to forget…less