2003, SONG Du-yul, a philosophy professor, decided to go back to his homeland after spending thirty-seven years in Germany. Within a week of crossing the border, his reputation fell from a respected global political figure to an infamous communist spy. During a five-year-long trial, he was arrested and held in custody. This threw Korean society into turmoil and brought about a conflict between the conservatives and progressives. The filmmaker calmly contemplates the long peri...more

2003, SONG Du-yul, a philosophy professor, decided to go back to his homeland after spending thirty-seven years in Germany. Within a week of crossing the border, his reputation fell from a respected global political figure to an infamous communist spy. During a five-year-long trial, he was arrested and held in custody. This threw Korean society into turmoil and brought about a conflict between the conservatives and progressives. The filmmaker calmly contemplates the long period of this incident in detail and depicts a society with an indifferent manner. The story builds through an accretion of whimsical facts and it sometimes brings up uncomfortable truths which will irritate viewers. This film is a look inside us all that evokes what viewers may have tried to forget. (HONG Hyo-sook) less