Next Door Neighbor (2018) - full transcript
A film that depicts the strife between NIS agents and detained politicians born of ambition and politics.
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May I please have your attention?
Korean Air flight number
1033 has arrived.
Please go to gate number...
GIMPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
How long has it been?
It's been three years, two
months, and two weeks.
That was a long time. Three years.
Is Ye-jun in elementary
school already?
Yes.
My daughter is in her
second year in college.
Is that right?
You must miss them a lot.
It's not just me. It's
the same for you, too.
I'm just worried that the
kids will feel awkward.
I doubt that.
I'm sure they're proud of their dad.
LUGGAGE CARTS
My man. Nothing will
happen in broad daylight.
- Don't worry.
- Yes, sir.
Our bags are out.
- Let me get that.
- Thanks.
- No!
- Sir!
- Ui-sik!
- Sir!
Stop right there!
PROHIBITED AREA
LEE UI-SIK INDICATES INTEREST
IN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
RETURN TO KOREA FLARES CRITICISM
IN OPPOSITION AND POLITICAL CIRCLES
LEE UI-SIK SUDDENLY RETURNS TO KOREA
LEE UI-SIK DISAPPEARS IN AIRPORT
CITIZENS ANGRY AT LEE
UI-SIK'S DISAPPEARANCE
PROTESTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
DEMAND AN EXPLANATION
BEST FRIEND
Damn it. That commie asshole.
Isn't there a way to frame him?
We should put him on house
arrest so he can't go anywhere.
What the hell is house arrest?
We'll make his house a prison.
Make his house a prison?
Yes. We can make his house a prison
and trap him there
so he can't do anything until
the presidential election.
Even the mighty Lee Ui-sik
won't be able to do anything.
Then the people will complain
that we locked him up and
demand we release him.
Then we'll look for an opportunity
to frame him for being a commie.
A commie?
Yes, that sounds good.
Do you remember Yoo Dae-gwon?
He got into a fistfight with men
who went to the Military Academy
and got sent to Busan. The
surveillance team captain.
Yeah, that nutjob?
Is he a patriot?
Yes, a big one.
Release him!
Release Lee Ui-sik!
What the... Damn it.
They should check the equipment.
Do they think commies
don't take dumps?
Look at that.
They couldn't even hide
the tracker properly.
Shit.
The commies even shit
red. Those bastards.
It even smells rotten.
What did they say?
We're gathering in
Sinchon on the 16th.
The Seoul guys are gathering
at the rotary at 3 p.m. that day.
Are we bringing the alliance leader?
He's in our club room right now.
- Where?
- There.
Look at these commies.
You make the best wraps.
I didn't want to watch my hands
ever again because these hands
caught the National College
Students Alliance leader.
Where do you live?
- Pardon?
- Your home.
I live in Gamcheon-dong in Busan.
- Do you own?
- No, sir. It's a monthly rental.
- Dong-hyeok.
- Yes, sir.
A patriot like this should not
be living in a monthly rental.
Right?
It's your reward for
catching a commie.
I want you to mark Lee Ui-sik
well so that he can't participate
in the presidential election.
And go with me to the Blue House.
I'm good. You eat, Mother.
No, no. I'm fine.
You're the one doing all the
work. You need to eat up.
You got promoted. Now you're
going to the US for work.
It isn't easy to be so
appreciated at a company.
This is all thanks to you, Mother.
- Goodness.
- Please, eat.
We have decided not to
detain Chairman Lee UI-sik,
the chairman of the opposition party,
but keep him under house arrest
as we continue with the investigation.
This is because our administration
highly values human rights...
They're always yapping about commies.
I didn't know my hubby
was interested in politics.
- Should I turn it on?
- No, no.
It's fine. Eat.
They say Lee Ui-sik is a commie.
Everyone in the neighborhood
is talking about it.
- That's all a lie.
- What?
Hey, punk. How do you know that?
Even Min-seong knows that.
Do you demonstrate?
No. Why would I?
You can't protest and
stuff for the commies, got it?
You worked so hard to
get into Seoul University.
Okay.
Min-seong.
Didn't I tell you not to
eat with your left hand?
Are you a leftist?
Stop it. He's just a kid.
What, Min-seong? You
got something to say to me?
I want to learn taekwondo.
Why? What for?
You want to be a gangster?
Then maybe a puppy...
A puppy?
There will be dog
fur all over the house.
You'd better study hard! Got that?
Why are you making him cry? Seriously.
- It's okay. Don't cry.
- It's okay.
- How long has it been?
- Two hours.
Two hours?
Mom. I guess the reporters
can't get through at all.
Those shitheads.
Bastards.
I made so many for the reporters.
They can't even take pictures. Shit.
This is clearly
suppression of the press.
You are infringing on
the people's right to know.
- Who are you?
- I'm the newsroom director.
I don't care about no
newsroom or a right to know.
How could a police officer say that?
Which precinct are you with?
What will you do if you know?
- Get back!
- I will not!
- Why you little...
- You.
Who are you?
Don't you know you can't go through?
Well... But you know...
Yes.
Hey. Let him through.
What the heck?
Who is he? Why are you letting him go?
He lives here.
- Why won't you let us through?
- Leave already.
Hey! Get him! Stop him!
Let go!
Get the baldy, assholes!
Get the baldy!
Get the baldy! The baldy!
Sir! You're well, right?
There was a leak, so we can't
hold the press conference today!
Chairman Lee! Please tell
me if you have something to say
to Aide Han and Assemblyman Yang!
DON'T TAKE AWAY HIS FREEDOM
-Sir!
-Look over here!
- No! Let go, asshole!
- Please tell me!
- Get down, asshole!
- Let go.
Let go. Let go of me!
Chairman Lee!
Chairman Lee!
They're all being arrested.
Shouldn't we report this?
Why would we report
that we're grilling?
Not that. About the mess out there.
The recorder is still going.
Just pour the drinks. You dense idiot.
Hey, you. Who are
you? How did you get in?
Is this porridge?
Are you the new...
Please have a seat. Here.
The alley is a real shit show
because they're trying
to catch commies.
Finish stuffing your
face, and go home.
- What did he just say?
- I think you were fired.
Damn. Shit.
- What is this?
- Storage.
Storage?
What's this curtain?
Yes, well... It's American.
We got silk so that
people can't see in.
Did I ask about the fabric?
Are you announcing to everyone
that we're on surveillance?
Shit.
You've got to be kidding
me. What the hell is this?
- So...
- I-It's Hawaii.
- It's Waikiki.
- These are props.
This is company policy.
You know how our job is a secret.
-When write to families, -Show him.
we take pictures like we're abroad...
You get drunk, play cards, eat ramyun.
Are you camping?
Is this a boy scouts camp?
Get out and bring in the equipment.
Get out and bring in the equipment!
Change the curtain to
something less obvious.
Use a pattern that's
popular in the neighborhood.
Rearrange all of the
furniture and everything in here
so it's as similar as
possible to this house.
Got that?
Yes, sir!
We will sleep, eat, and take dumps
at exactly the same
times as Lee Ui-sik, 24-7.
When he takes a
dump, is it dry or runny?
Does his speech change
when he's nervous?
Log every little detail.
Leave nothing out.
We will be his shadow 24 hours a day.
And Yeong-cheol.
-See what the housekeeper
buys, -Have a nice day.
if she talks to anyone, everything.
What the hell?
You fucking bastard.
EUNJIN'S ROOM, YEJUN'S ROOM, KITCHEN
PERSONAL CARD
Nice. Very nice.
Just wait, commie.
I'll make you rot in jail
for the rest of your life.
KOO YEONG-JA PREPARES LUNCH
EUN-JIN HELPS YE-JUN READ
DATE: SEPTEMBER 9,
1985 PRIORITY: URGENT
...LIKELY PLANNED BY AIDE HAN
AND ASSEMBLYMAN YANG MAN-SEOB
Is he associated with them as claimed?
How do you feel?
Chairman Lee Ui-sik
is under house arrest!
- Stop him.
- The current administration...
Cancel the house arrest!
Cancel the house arrest!
Cancel the house arrest!
Hey!
How did you know it was Aide
Han and Assemblyman Yang?
Well, a few days before
the press conference,
Aide Han and Assemblyman
Yang had visited him.
So I listened to the
recordings marked by dates.
I noticed something strange.
Hey, you son of a bitch.
What are you doing?
You want to die?
Madam. 90813.
September 8, 13th hour.
It was the date that Lee Ui-sik
was trying to meet with the press.
Dong-hyeok, this guy
is a real piece of work.
Be my little brother from now on.
- Give me your hand.
- Yes, sir.
- Your left hand.
- Yes, sir.
No, sir. I'm fine.
Can't a big brother give
a gift to his little brother?
It's okay. Take it.
- Here.
- Thank you, sir.
It was from the President.
It looks good.
Do you need anything else?
- Well... So...
- Go ahead.
So... About Lee Ui-sik's kids.
His kids?
I heard his report. Why
don't you hear him out?
Mister! Can't you throw
me my soccer ball?
You cannot come out.
Our dad is under house arrest, not us.
You cannot come out without an order.
We just want our ball.
Why do we need an order?
Foreign reporters are watching.
Can we let the kids go to school
and let Lee Ui-sik's
friends visit him?
Then people won't
complain about human rights,
and a dragonfish may naturally
get caught on our fishing hook.
My brother's amusing.
Who's the dragonfish?
Min No-guk.
- No-guk.
- Ui-sik.
You've been through so much.
Don't you ever age?
Your skin looks good
from bumming around.
- Have you eaten?
- I starved for three days.
- Let's go.
- Honey. Honey!
Did an ancestor starve to death?
He always talks about eating.
Okay.
- Hey. Not yet.
- Here.
He must have an
appetite since you're here.
Of course. No-guk is
the best at mixing rice.
I do it all the time, but even
I impress myself at times.
You're so funny. Enjoy.
Here.
My god.
LIVING ROOM
Here.
What is this?
- I heard from Aide Han.
- Aide Han.
That kid. I was only
throwing it out there.
Throwing it out.
He said he threw it out.
- Like garbage?
- Maybe?
The composition is
key. It's incredibly strong.
It may get rid of it in one go.
In one go?
- One go?
- Getting rid of something.
These commie assholes.
What are they up to?
I'm sure there's a reason
why they let me in here.
Wiretapping?
Am I being bugged?
No? Okay.
You scared the people listening.
Shit.
Also, about your candidacy
for the presidential election.
We've come to an agreement
with college professors in Seoul.
It looks like the religious
groups want to support their own.
I'm worried we'll split the votes
among ourselves at this rate.
You need to get...
There. Checkmate.
I was trying to have a
serious conversation.
This doesn't count.
- Replay.
- Excuse me.
What are they doing?
Why don't they say it?
- I want a redo. You cheap jerk.
- Come here.
- Come closer.
- You...
A little more.
Hold on. I have a move.
If I do this, it's no longer
checkmate. Then I'm safe.
Get over here. Give me your forehead.
You should've seen that first.
This is wrong.
- Let's play another game.
- Stop it.
Seriously. Are they messing with us?
What's fair is fair.
Let's have some tea.
What is that sound?
Isn't he eating a bun or something?
It sounds like the
crinkling of a wrapper.
Why would he eat a bun
while everyone's sleeping?
I think...
- You think?
- I think it's code.
- Code?
- Like Morse code.
Using a steady sound...
to send a signal.
- Was that steady?
- Wasn't it?
Crinkle.
- Who is he signaling?
- The commies.
I'm going step on you
and snuff your life out.
Are you a commie?
I'm sorry.
Crinkle. What was that sound?
May I bum a smoke?
Will they arrest you
just for talking to me?
Giving me a cigarette is
fine, so let me borrow one.
- Sir.
- We've been made.
We've totally been made.
It was dark, so I'm sure
he didn't see my face.
- Darn it.
- Dad.
- It started. Hurry.
- "Starry Night."
Hello, this is Lee Moon-sae.
Okay, here's the
first letter for tonight.
He has been sending
us many fun stories.
-It's from -That's it.
the forever jobless bum in
Seongbuk-dong, Jun's dad.
I'd love to meet him sometime.
Should I invite him to
be a guest on our show?
I realize how precious
- time with my family is.
- Seongbuk-dong.
My son complaining makes me happy.
- Jun's dad.
- My daughter who's dieting
-but eats two bowls of rice -Dad.
- makes me happy.
- Is it three?
-The scorched rice my
wife makes me -Seriously.
also makes me happy.
I'm also happy because of
Kkeu-sun who always tends to me
- Me?
- as well.
- You even mentioned me?
- I envy you.
As always, his song request
is Nami's "Round and Round."
Ta-da!
- Nice.
- You're good.
Nice. You're good. Oh
my gosh, you're good.
Okay!
Hold on.
Isn't this about Lee Ui-sik?
I think so, but maybe not.
Hold on.
- It is.
- You startled me.
Jun. Ye-jun.
It's Lee Ui-sik's son.
When did he mail in that story?
This isn't a story, it's code.
Again?
Nami. "Round and Round."
You just watch me.
You just wait and see.
What kind of code is that?
He's saying don't just wait
and see, and to act quickly.
- Do what?
- Like the demonstrations?
Correct.
What do we do about our government?
Grab the citizens' hands
and spin round and round.
What could that mean?
Spin round and round.
Like how Admiral Yi Sun-sin
made people do that dance
so it looked like there
were more soldiers
during the Japanese
Invasion? What was it called?
- "Ganggangsulae"?
- "Ganggangsulae."
"Ganggangsulae."
Lee Ui-sik, who likes makgeolli
requested a dance song four times.
Four times?
Yes. Hey.
- September 8th.
- The 8th.
- September 9th.
- The 9th.
- September 11th.
- The 11th.
And today.
That's without a doubt a
command to North Korea.
A command? That seems like a stretch.
A stretch? Will you
take responsibility?
Why should I?
If he explains it explicitly,
how is that code?
Don't you agree, sir?
Hey.
- Write up a report.
- What?
NAMI'S SONG "ROUND AND ROUND"...
AGENCY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING
- Dong-hyeok.
- Yes, sir.
Ban "Round and Round," "Spin and Spin,"
and all those songs that commies wrote!
Yes, sir. Then...
"Rotating Samgakji..."
Ban it.
- "Around and Around and Around"?
- Ban it all!
Why are there so many songs
with "spin" and "turn" in it?
That's why Korea is
spinning out of control!
What about that song?
"Return to Busan Harbor"!
It's the President's favorite song.
Leave that one out.
Yes, sir.
Ring Around the Rosie
Pocket full of posies
Is that okay?
Nami's "Round and Round" was banned.
I think it was because you
like it. To suffocate you.
How did they know I like it?
Uncle. You'll give me
a ride to school, right?
Of course, I will escort you.
- Let's go.
- Bye.
Also, about your
candidacy for president.
I'm going to meet...
- What happened?
- Why is this acting up?
- Hurry.
- I think it's the bug.
So we changed the venue.
- It's working.
- Changed to where?
- Uncle.
- Okay.
Dad, Mom said to patch up the wall.
- Okay, I will.
- Bye.
Did they leave?
- What are you doing?
- It worked when he hit it.
That's not the problem.
What are you doing?
Aren't you going to get the bug?
That's a hole for dogs.
Shit.
I was just looking. We'll use
the platform for the crocks.
What's that?
Excuse me. Is somebody there?
I thought I heard voices.
Get over here.
Is anyone there?
Hello, sir.
It's you from the roof.
Pardon? Yes, so...
Shit.
Wait. Your face looks so much smaller
- than on TV.
- Really?
What's wrong with him?
Excuse me.
Would you throw me my trowel?
Shit.
I hope I hit you and kill you.
Is he dead?
Don't you even care whether
or not you killed a man?
Are you okay?
I guess I won't die from it.
So why are you fixing up the wall?
Are you bored?
It'll be winter soon. What if
snow gathers and it crumbles?
People will get hurt.
You're screwed. Worry about yourself.
What was that?
What? What... What was what?
♪ You just watch me ♪
♪ You just ♪
That song is banned.
They'll lock you up if
they catch you singing it.
How is that any different
from saying you're a commie
just because you wear red?
Maybe Lee Ui-sik has us bugged.
You think so, too?
I shouldn't have said anything.
I'm fine.
- Okay.
- All done.
Thank goodness he didn't die.
What is this?
THANK YOU. THESE ARE FROM OUR GARDEN.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY.
FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR...
My neighbor, my ass.
Maybe it's laced with rat poison.
The North may have sent
orders to eliminate us.
Why don't you trust people?
I don't.
You said it wasn't hot last time, too.
Ye-jun, it really isn't hot.
Don't you trust your big sister?
Eun-jin says to trust
her, so shut up and eat.
No.
You have to put a piece of pork belly,
and then a slice of kimchi
and soybean paste.
Then you stuff it into your
mouth. That's how you eat it.
That's right. That plus soju...
We have to eat exactly what they eat.
Screw it. Let's just starve.
What?
Just eat.
A man must eat everything
in order to do great things.
- Okay?
- Okay.
To do great things.
Grill up some pork belly,
add a slice of kimchi
and some soybean paste...
Lee Ui-sik and we are
in the same position.
We're also under house arrest.
Look at his watch. How nice is that?
Captain.
Your watch. This is
what's truly awesome.
It's from the President. The President.
- What?
- The phoenix spread its wings.
- What?
- It's awesome.
Gosh. Ye-jun must have caught a cold.
He must have the flu.
That's Eun-jin.
YE-JUN'S ROOM
EUN-JIN'S ROOM
MASTER BEDROOM
What is that?
MENTIONS FURNACE AND
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK
Sir. Carbon monoxide.
Hold on. Then... The police...
No. Shouldn't we call an ambulance?
And say we're surveilling them?
We can't just leave them.
This is a big problem.
Shit.
Eun-jin.
What are you doing?
Shit.
Shit. Can't you hit it?
What do you think patriotism is?
It's... It's loving your country.
So why did you save the commie?
Pardon?
Whether or not he dies from
carbon monoxide poisoning,
you should've just let him be.
Sir, but that's...
It's been two months.
Did living next door to the commie
make you soft on him?
No, sir.
I thought we should tie them
to the organization of commies,
so we couldn't let them die.
Why are you making judgment calls?
All you have to do is tie the
dragonfish to the commies.
That's your duty. Got that?
Yes, sir.
Look at this.
Spy ring...
Let's tie Lee Ui-sik to spies.
What? Spies?
If we don't have any justification,
we have to create one.
Lee Ui-sik?
Sir, we're intelligence
agents, not field operatives.
Do you think field
operatives are so special?
- Yes.
- Why you...
LEE UI-SIK NORTH
KOREA EVIDENCE PROJECT
"Lee Ui-sik North
Korea Evidence Project."
Project Lee-N-Ev.
SEONGBUK POWER
The plan and diagram
are as you can see.
LEE UI-SIK HOUSE LAYOUT
Lee-ho-la.
Based on gathered
data, at precisely 13:10,
his housekeeper will
leave for the market.
That's when we infiltrate, disguised
as power company workers.
We plant the spy
documents, then withdraw.
Mission success.
We must finish before
the housekeeper returns.
Because she is cruel enough
to kill a rat in the
kitchen by stepping on it
until it dies. That is all.
See?
There's nothing to
being a field operative.
Okay. Good.
- Then this time... What was it?
- The crinkle?
Right. The crinkling sound.
We must find out
what it is, understood?
Yes, sir!
What's that?
What? What is it? Hey.
Your door was open.
The door was open,
so my heart is opening.
What?
Excuse me?
I can see your dimples when you smile.
Shit. That moron.
Mister, have some spicy rice cakes.
Our dad made it.
I guess you don't have any children.
I need a woman first
before I could have a kid.
Excuse me?
Anyway.
Why don't you come
in and rest your feet?
Rest my feet for what?
What?
Y-You should g-get going.
- Okay.
- Good day.
Okay, then.
What's taking the kids
so long? Kkeut-sun!
Dad?
- Dad? What dad?
- Dad!
- Hurry.
- You can't go in there.
- Hey! You can't!
- Ye-jun!
I just took a bath.
Excuse me?
My... My b-big brother.
I hope you like it.
It's Dad!
Dad? What dad?
Our Dad.
I'm sure I heard his voice.
No.
How could you hear your
dad's voice when he's at home?
You must have misheard.
I'm sure of it.
Don't touch that.
I hope you like it.
I hope you like it.
What the heck?
I see. It's his voice.
He's... He's a theater actor.
I hope you like it.
Then act like a snake.
It's a snake.
It looks just like a snake.
It's a snake. Ye-jun, it's a snake.
Hey, Ye-jun! Let's go.
Okay, Ye-jun. I think
your sister's calling for you.
- Want to go home?
- Want to go home?
- Let's go home.
- Good boy. Goodbye.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
So is he...
your older brother?
Me?
- Big brother.
- Little brother.
He's my big brother.
He's so cute.
Have a nice day.
I should break every bone in your body.
Are you insane? You
should've sent her away.
I'm sorry, Dae-gwon!
I mean, Captain.
"Why don't you come in?"
Have you lost your mind?
Once my eyes met hers,
it was like I was bewitched.
They saw our faces. What do we do now?
Yeong-cheol.
Boil some potatoes.
My mother told me until my ears bled
to never return plates empty.
You have a great
mother. Please come in.
Okay.
This is my life these days.
Goodness. Do you have athlete's foot?
Yes.
I have something that'll end it
in one go. Do you want to try?
I'm okay.
Say hi. He lives next door.
- Hello.
- She's our eldest.
I met Eun-jin earlier.
How do you know my name?
Well... Since we live next door,
I can hear you when
you call your daughter.
Sure.
I guess you don't
live with your family.
No. My wife and son live in Busan.
Busan.
Are you here for work?
- Pardon?
- My son said
you had a lot of electronics
and several phones.
We're fucked.
Yes, the phones.
How do I describe it?
Say it's a lab. A research lab.
It... It's like a research lab.
Research.
Yes, like sound and
electricity. We research them.
Do you by chance...
By chance what?
Wait just a minute.
- He knows.
- He knows?
He knows. He totally knows.
No. There must be a way. Not yet.
- He was too awkward.
- No.
Why does he have so many books?
Where should I hide it?
Where should I hide it?
- Crinkle.
- Crinkle.
Yes. That's it.
"Glacial acetic acid"?
Lee Ui-sik left the master bedroom.
Shit.
Get out of there.
- Hello, sir.
- What are you doing?
Well... I was looking for the
bathroom and ended up in here.
He wasn't caught.
You have so many
books that I want to read.
Then you should read them.
You must read books
that you want to read.
GIFT Here.
Since I know the title now,
I'll buy it for myself.
Why buy it when I have it?
No, it's okay. I feel bad.
It's okay.
Stealing a book is not stealing.
I'll buy it myself. I
promise. Let's go.
There's a really good
poem in here, that's why.
Where was it again?
Sir!
I...
will read it for sure.
Okay.
My cassette player broke.
It won't make a sound.
Could you take a look?
I'm sure you can easily fix it.
What was Mr. Yoo's major?
Vietnamese.
NAMI GREATEST HITS
Sorry. I shouldn't have
asked you to fix that.
I took up all of your time.
I can fix American products well,
but I don't know the
domestic products very well.
It's fine. I'll call someone
to come and repair it.
Here, have some.
Gosh.
My gosh. The Nami tape.
I can't even buy this anymore.
- You should've removed it first.
- I-I'm sorry.
It's okay.
- I'm home.
- Hi.
Hi, Ye-jun.
You know Ye-jun's name, too?
Well... So...
Mister. Are you sure that
wasn't my dad's voice earlier?
My man. What's wrong? What is it?
Cough!
- Cough!
- What's wrong?
He's been caught!
- He was caught for sure!
- What? Who? What?
Is something caught in his
throat or were we caught?
Get up. Come on.
One, two, three. Again.
One, two, three.
Don't laugh.
- Are you okay?
- Yes, I'm fine.
- It's okay.
- Thank you.
Sir. I'm really okay.
I told you. It's okay.
I'm really okay.
I'm allergic to needles.
- Don't move.
- That stings.
Look at that black blood.
You have indigestion.
See? What did I say?
I said it would make it go down
in one go. Give me your foot, too.
Look at that.
I don't think you
need to prick my toes.
I think I'm good now.
Good. Now, to finish off...
Okay. I'm good.
Actually, to be honest,
I have a favor to ask.
Sure. Go ahead.
If you have time someday,
would you take Ye-jun to a bathhouse?
M-Me?
As you know, I'm trapped at home.
I can't even scrub my son's back.
I'm probably asking too much.
Okay, straighten your back.
Okay.
SEONGBUK POWER
NAMPA SPY
That's good. You're doing great.
Are you sure you won't get in trouble?
Yes, it's fine.
I transport electronics
in my trunk all the time,
so they don't even check.
Still, I feel bad. I took
so much of your time.
- Let's hurry home. Let's go.
- No.
No, sir. It's fine.
You can take your time.
- Then let's stay a little longer.
- Okay.
Ye-jun, I'm coming to get you.
PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
- What?
- Underwear.
Who cares about underwear?
Hurry. Let's find the source
of the crinkling. Snap out of it.
That annoying prick.
There's nothing here. Let's go.
It's the housekeeper. Hurry.
Of all things, how
could you forget the list?
You dimwit.
Onions, green onions, stockings.
What's this? Did I
leave the window open?
Where is my head?
Oh my gosh. What was that?
Why is this here?
Do we have rats?
That startled me.
What's wrong with this?
Is it closed now?
Why is Mr. Lee so quiet?
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee?
I'm sure he was here.
Is he in the room?
He must be in the bathroom.
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee.
I'll be back soon.
Oh my gosh. So this is where you were?
I just checked...
Should I bring you a snack?
You should sleep in your room.
Mr. Lee?
Mr. Lee.
There... Mr. Lee?
Have you eaten?
My gosh.
You just ate. How are
you hungry already?
Oh my gosh. I almost peed my pants.
I'll cook something up
as soon as I get back.
Wait a little bit.
My gosh. You crazy bitch.
What were you thinking?
Okay, the skin should be soft.
I'll scrub your back. Let's go.
No, sir. It's okay.
Who will scrub my back
then? Come with me.
- No, I'm good.
- Come on.
I... Why are you doing this?
Do you know why I like bathhouses?
Because in here, no one
is successful or a loser.
When you're naked, whether you're
from Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do,
the major party or the opposition,
none of those outward things matter.
That's why I like it.
Dad, I want banana milk!
Banana milk?
BATHROOM
Does milk upset your stomach, too?
My lower belly hurts.
I live next to the toilet.
And yet, you want to drink milk?
A few years ago,
farmers were committing suicide
because milk wasn't selling.
That's when I started drinking milk.
If I drink it, my
colleagues will drink it.
If they drink it, the
entire nation will drink it.
Then the farmers will live well.
If our farmers live well,
our nation will live well.
Don't you agree, comrade?
Comrade?
We're neighbors. And diarrhea comrades.
Tae! Kwon! Do!
Hand!
Good job.
You're good.
What did you two do today?
Your skin is glowing as if
you went to the bathhouse.
A bathhouse? Don't be ridiculous.
Hi, it's me. Did you eat?
So... Have you eaten?
What's gotten into you?
You actually care
whether your wife ate.
That's not true.
I always ask.
No, you don't. This is the first time.
Really?
Maybe... you're right.
What about Min-seong?
He's obviously in
dreamland at this hour.
Does he still want to take Taekwondo?
He must've given up. He
doesn't mention it anymore.
Send him.
Send him, and...
And if we can't afford it,
I'll borrow money so he can go.
Let's let him do everything
he wants. Everything.
What's gotten into you?
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Hey, calling long-distance is
expensive so I'm hanging up.
Wait. Honey.
What? Do you want to say something?
- Well...
- What is it?
Your brother hasn't
come home in a few days.
He hasn't?
AGENCY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING
RESTRICTED
He fled after the protest
in Sinchon last time,
and was arrested yesterday.
I thought he looked familiar.
Dae-gwon.
Dae-gwon!
Dae-gwon!
You fucking commie.
So he really is your brother.
You're both done for.
Sir.
I'm sorry, sir.
I...
I raised my brother wrong.
Please forgive me.
I swear, I'll give you my allegiance.
Shut the fuck up.
Sir.
I'm begging you. Please forgive me.
I swear I'll do anything you say.
I'll even die if you say so.
I'll die, sir. I will.
I've done everything you've said.
I even fabricated evidence
because you told me to.
You little...
Hey.
I may always be in the office
but I'm not stupid, you little shit.
I sent you to monitor the commie,
but you go to the bathhouse with him?
What were you trying to do
by sneaking him out, asshole?
It was a plan, sir. It was a plan.
We made a plan to lock Lee Ui-sik up.
What was that, asshole?
You can see for yourself!
What brings you here?
Aren't you going to the US?
I can't even leave home.
How could I go to the US?
I haven't seen you
since you were a little girl.
Now that I look at you,
you're a grown woman.
You're monitoring us day and night.
Are you going to school?
You shut down the
schools for two months.
Dong-hyeok, did I do that?
You did not.
I'm home.
What happened to your eye?
Ye-jun, did you get in a fight?
- No.
- Yes, you did.
Tell us.
Ji-hyeok said Dad was a commie!
Ji-hyeok? Want me to scold him?
Do you know Ji-hyeok?
I do. He sits behind you in class.
You sit next to Yeong-min.
Are you monitoring
elementary school kids now, too?
I'm not monitoring some little kids.
- I just get the reports.
- Hey.
Are there no human
rights or freedom in Korea?
There are.
Except for commies like your dad.
Why is our dad a commie?
Eun-jin.
Do commies not teach
their kids manners?
That's enough.
What is your definition of a commie?
An asshole who is different from me.
Got that?
Mr. Kim. Let me ask you one thing.
What is that patriotism
that you always talk about?
You don't know what patriotism is.
Dong-hyeok, what is patriotism?
Well, how could you
express love with words?
You can't express it with words,
so you express it with action.
Meeting heads of large
corporations and extorting them,
getting your brother
to bribe prosecutors and cops,
manipulating the media
and stealing from citizens.
Is that your patriotism?
I'm speechless.
I won't complain since it's
just you running your mouth.
But get a clue first before
you open that mouth of yours.
We received a tip that you're
communicating with North Korea.
- Dong-hyeok, start searching.
- Hey, begin the search.
Yes, sir.
What do you think you're doing?
There's nothing here.
- Check the room.
- That's the kids' room.
Is it? Turn everything upside down.
- I said it's my kids' room!
- What are you doing?
Hey! Stop it! What are you doing?
Why are you doing this?
This is my daughter's...
Get out now!
Hey. Check under the bed.
- Right there.
- It's not here.
Look here.
What's this now?
Damn it.
Sir. There's something here.
What is it?
What is it?
NATIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ALLIANCE
Are you an activist?
Lee Eun-jin. You're a leader.
- Eun-jin.
- What is this about?
What is wrong with you people?
No, right?
It's true.
You called innocent students commies
and locked them up in holding cells.
Your beatings left
permanent physical damage
and then you threw
them out on the street.
That's why the students take
to the streets instead of school.
Stop it.
You become a criminal
even if you do nothing wrong.
But we need to speak!
We need to be heard!
- Stop it.
- Fine. I'll listen.
Say everything you
want to the interrogator.
Say it all.
Gosh. Take her in.
No. No, you can't.
- No. Eun-jin.
- Let go of me!
- Eun-jin!
- You're all commies.
- Let go!
- What's with all that red?
Let me go!
Seriously. Damn it.
Mr. Kim.
- Let Eun-jin go.
- Why?
I'll take all the
responsibility, so let her go.
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
Let her go.
Hey. Who told him
about the stuff I did?
I think that dragonfish behind us
told him those baseless rumors.
That dragonfish asshole.
Why don't we get some spicy fish stew?
Yes, sir.
What was that?
What happened here?
Kkeut-sun made a delicious
beef and radish soup.
Have lunch and go.
What happened?
Was it those bastards who just left?
What are you so curious about?
It's just a family
matter. Please leave.
Ui-sik, why are you being so weak?
You must become
stronger in times like this.
We're done preparing
for your run for presidency.
Just trust me, and go
to the press conference...
Just because I'm locked up,
are you looking down on me?
You have no right to order me around!
- That is not what I meant.
- I make the decisions. Me.
All you have to do is follow them.
Ui-sik!
I was afraid I'd make my wife,
who supported me all her life,
a widow, and my kids fatherless.
So I couldn't sleep at all in prison.
When my kids fought for their lives
from carbon monoxide poisoning,
I thought maybe it was over.
It terrified me to no end.
I can't even protect my family.
My hands are tied,
and I can't do anything.
How can I protect the nation?
What makes me so special?
Why am I so special?
Fine.
Then get out of here.
Get as far away from here.
Don't come anywhere
near my house again.
The announcement of your
candidacy for presidency...
I don't need these things anymore,
so don't ever... ever write
something like this again.
Look it over
and call me.
Take care of yourself.
Please.
That was a strange conversation.
The dragonfish is leaving.
Cook up the spicy fish stew well.
Indian Trading Company,
New York office.
Pardon?
Captain.
What?
Honey.
Do you remember?
You turned down the Military
Academy and said you'd make money,
and pushed wheelbarrows
instead of studying.
You were stupid nice back then.
But now, you're actually stupid.
Please open your eyes.
Hello.
Why are the cops outside?
Min No-guk committed suicide.
What?
ASSEMBLYMAN MIN NO-GUK COMMITS
SUICIDE BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Did Min No-guk really commit suicide?
We can't let you go
just because you do this.
I never asked you to let me go.
I'm just saying farewell to my friend
from the closest
place to him I can get.
Ui-sik. It's me, No-guk.
I'm sure it'll be hard, but
practice again and again.
Don't think the words in red are
tacky, and just repeat after me.
He wrote it nice and big
so that it's easy to read.
Confront your fears, Ui-sik.
You've walked down a difficult path.
It must have been so lonely.
My poor friend.
Hey, you.
Are you listening?
I am very lonely right now.
So just for the day,
will you lend me your ear?
He said again and again
that he missed our hometown,
but I let him go
without taking him back once.
How could I ever go
there now? I have no right.
When I was in prison,
he nursed my father
through his illness,
and served as head mourner
when he passed away.
I...
I can't face my father.
I've received all my life.
I didn't give him anything.
I'm sorry, my friend.
I'm sorry I couldn't protect you.
No-guk.
At noon tomorrow,
I will attend Min No-guk's funeral.
And there,
I will announce my
candidacy for president.
This is something Min No-guk
and I planned for a long time.
It won't be easy to get out of here.
How do you plan to get out?
I think you should stay
home, and not go anywhere.
It can't get any worse than it is now.
- Dad.
- Hey. Come in.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I feel like I made it harder for you.
This feels good.
My daughter is actually
worried about me.
You have to go
tomorrow, right?
I'm just...
It's right that you go.
But strangely,
being with you like this right now...
makes me so happy.
We'll stop him a little tomorrow,
and let him go. Then the
operatives will smash his car.
Stay close behind.
May I bum a smoke?
Have you eaten?
Yes, I have. What about you?
Yes, me too.
Actually, to be honest, I don't smoke.
I just wanted to be your friend.
Pardon?
I just needed a friend.
My friend.
You know who I am, don't you?
How would I, my man?
You know who I am.
Why would you ask something like that?
I'll tell you everything.
I'm actually...
You're my comrade. My
neighborhood comrade.
Sir.
We don't have much time.
You'll be in danger if
you go out tomorrow.
You have your job,
and I have mine.
We should each devote
ourselves to our respective jobs.
Sir.
I don't know when it will be,
but let's eat together sometime.
SEOUL N3960
Excuse me.
Pretend to stop him,
and then let them through.
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much for having faith
in this humble man
and coming all this way.
I promise to create history with you.
One which we will not regret.
Let us all leave together now
to see our eternal friend,
comrade Min No-guk.
Dae-gwon.
Stay close and don't get made.
Report which road they
take, and then drop back.
The operatives will handle the rest.
Move.
What are you doing? Move!
Move!
- Move! Let go!
- No!
- Let him go!
- Let go!
Shit! Damn it!
We can arrest Lee Ui-sik
once he steps outside.
Why do they keep
telling you to follow him?
Is that what you think, too?
You, too?
The HQ bastards want
to snatch him away!
We did all the work.
We should arrest him!
Right?
That commie asshole.
We should arrest his ass. Right?
Yes!
Let's do it then! Okay!
Stop the target at all
costs. Don't let him get out.
The moment he gets into
a car, you must arrest him.
Yes, sir.
Why do they keep changing their mind?
They say to stop him.
- Stop him!
- Move!
- Don't let him through!
- Move!
- Push him back in!
- Get inside!
- Move!
- Go!
Stop it!
Let go of him!
Stop it!
Don't let him out! Push him back in!
You have to go tomorrow, right?
I've received too
much from other people.
- Move!
- Dad!
- No!
- Eun-jin!
- No! No, Eun-jin!
- Eun-jin!
No. Oh my gosh.
No.
- Move!
- What happened?
- She's hurt. Move!
- Move!
Move!
Move!
- Don't you dare touch my daughter!
- Move!
Wait. Let him through.
Captain!
Go ahead. I'll be right behind you.
Please hurry.
Hang on.
- There's a hospital...
- No, Dad. I'm fine.
It's just a flesh wound.
It's nothing compared to
the torture you suffered.
You scared me. How could you do that?
Because you have to go.
Because that's right.
Dae-gwon, where are you?
Where are you? Where are you, punk?
He's heading to Samsongyo Intersection.
- Got it.
- Dad, I'll wait at the school.
Mister, please pull
over so I can get out.
Target sighted.
License plate 3960.
- Where are you?
- By New York Bakery at the threeway.
Run him over.
Dong-hyeok. That's not the car.
Eun-jin... car...
- That punk.
- The... car...
Black sedan. License plate
Seoul N3960. Proceeding.
Dong-hyeok!
SEOUL N3960
Black sedan. License plate
Seoul N3960. Approaching.
Dong-hyeok. Eun-jin is in that car.
It isn't Lee Ui-sik.
Dong-hyeok!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop the car!
Dong-hyeok, how did it go?
The situation has been handled.
Good! You're a patriot!
Yes!
Eun-jin.
Eun-jin.
The star did not fall.
He has died to become a new light
and shine on the path for us to take.
Amen.
Amen.
Mister. My dad got there okay, right?
Yes, he did. Don't worry.
Don't worry, Eun-jin.
It's a TA patient!
Call a surgeon now!
- Set up an OR!
- Yes, doctor.
- Prepare a defibrillator!
- Yes, doctor!
Next, Chairman Lee
Ui-sik will deliver the eulogy.
UI-SIK, IT'S ME, NO-GUK.
Today
is a truly happy day.
Because it is the day
when democracy will bloom anew.
Clear!
Because my eternal friend,
my eternal comrade,
Min No-guk, who always
smiled and asked me
to create a good world to live in,
planted the seeds of democracy.
I am pleased.
I am happy.
That is why
I am crying.
I, Lee Ui-sik,
will keep my promise to Min No-guk.
For the democracy of Korea,
I will keep my promise to all of you!
- One, two, shoot.
- Eun-jin!
- Eun-jin!
- Please stop.
- Eun-jin!
- You can't go in there!
No! Eun-jin!
A world in which no
one dies an unfair death.
Eun-jin!
No!
A world in which people
high up aren't arrogant.
President Shin Chung-nam!
Cheers!
A world in which
all authority resides in
each and every citizen.
That is the world...
I will create with all of you.
EMERGENCY ROOM
Let's go home, Eun-jin.
Let's go...
Doctor.
My baby, Eun-jin...
Get up. Let's go home.
There's so much that
I couldn't do for you.
Lee Ui-sik.
You are under arrest
for conspiracy of treason.
What the hell? You
should've checked the face.
- I'm sorry.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
- Eun-jin.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
2 MONTHS LATER
Can't you let us see it just once?
My gosh.
There's a cold wave today.
- The animals will freeze.
- Honey.
Min-seong's cold. Let's just go.
Why would a Siberian
tiger freeze in this weather?
- What the...
- Come on.
Let us see it just
once. I brought my son.
- No, no.
- Here.
- Get some smokes.
- Don't do this.
- Come on.
- Forget it.
Honey.
Son. A Siberian tiger
can never freeze to death.
You learned that in school, right?
He's hungry.
Want to get some cup noodles?
CUP RAMYUN
Where's Min-seong?
He went after you.
What do you mean?
- Weren't you with him?
- Damn it.
Min-seong!
Min-seong!
Honey. What do we do?
Min-seong!
Min-seong! Get over here!
Min-seong!
Min-seong! Get over here, Min-seong!
Come here.
Let's execute Lee Ui-sik.
Think about Min-seong.
You should clean up the mess you made.
Just look at the picture for now.
Tamper with the tapes.
Mother taught me this.
She said this is the
best for athlete's foot.
Can't we stay for a few days
since we're here anyway?
Should I quit my job?
What? Don't even joke
about something like that.
I'm getting Min-seong a
tutor starting next month.
Seong-u got a tutor a while ago.
I won't complain even if you go abroad,
so just bring home a lot of money.
Okay, sure.
PERSONS OF INTEREST TRANSCRIPTS
ARCHIVES AUGUST 1985
AUGUST INVESTIGATION
REPORT ON THE OPPOSITION
Do you have athlete's foot?
Yes.
I have something that'll end it
in one go. Do you want to try?
I'm really okay. I'm
allergic to needles.
Don't move.
That stings.
See? What did I say?
I said it would make
it go down in one go.
Give me your foot, too.
Are you monitoring
elementary school kids now, too?
I'm not monitoring some little kids.
- I just get the reports.
- Do you know Ji-hyeok?
I do. He sits behind you in class.
to bribe prosecutors and cops,
manipulating the media
and stealing from citizens.
Is that your patriotism?
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
Breaking news.
Recordings of Kim Bae-Hong,
of Agency for National
Security Planning,
conspiring to frame Lee Ui-sik of
espionage in order to prevent him
from running in the presidential
election was obtain by MBS.
Please listen to a
portion of the recording.
We received a tip that you are
communicating with North Korea.
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
The Agency for National
Security Planning influencing...
Dong-hyeok. Get me Dae-gwon.
- I think Lee Ui-sik...
- Asshole.
Bring me Dae-gwon, asshole.
Yes, sir.
What is it? What's your problem?
Damn in! Shit!
Hey. Where's Yoo Dae-gwon?
- What?
- Where's Yoo Dae-gwon?
I-I don't know.
Lee Ui-sik will be released shortly
through the main gate of
Mapo Detention Center.
- He's here!
- Illegal recordings
by the Agency for
National Security Planning
which recently came to light
seem to have played a
crucial part in his release.
- Yes!
- Welcome back!
How do you feel right now?
- Please tell us your plans.
- Yes. So...
As of this very moment, I am
entering the presidential race.
I will create a nation
in which justice prevails.
I will create a nation
where each and every citizen
can live as a decent human being.
President
Lee Ui-sik!
President
Lee Ui-sik!
Why did you air garbage
like that on the news?
If the media disrespects
the views of the people,
or fails to satisfy the
people's right to know
or to provide for the
universal benefit of the people,
that is not true media.
- Are you done?
- Yes.
What did this asshole just say?
He said he's a commie.
Right. That's what he said.
You commie asshole.
Screw the media bullshit!
Just take nice photos of the President!
You made the President
look like a tiny ant,
but Lee Ui-sung's face
filled the entire screen.
Hey, Dong-hyeok, pick one.
Hey, you.
He looks like one of ours.
Hey, you.
Starting from today, you
are the station manager.
- Got it?
- Yes, sir.
If a commie becomes president,
you and I
and everyone here will die!
Breaking news.
Kim Bae-Hong of the Agency
for National Security Planning
stated that the recordings
were completely fabricated,
and that they will track down
and severely punish the informant.
Hello? Min-seong?
- Yes, Dad.
- I-Is everything okay?
Yes, it is. Why?
Never mind. Nothing.
When are you coming home?
Dad.
I'll go as soon as I finish eating.
So...
I'll see you tonight.
Really? Are you coming tonight?
That's right. I'm coming today.
Min-seong. Do you
know what I got for you?
I got you the puppy you wanted so much.
A puppy? What's his name?
His name? His name is...
You're his dad, so you should name him.
Min-seong.
Let's go on a trip
together with Mom, okay?
What are you doing
out in the open like this?
- Come on. Let's go.
- What are you doing?
- Let's go.
- Hold on.
What are you doing? Hurry.
Due to Kim Bae-hong's attempt
to frame candidate Lee Ui-sik,
Shin Chung-nam and Lee
Ui-sik are now neck-and-neck...
Your poll numbers are
up, but it's too soon to relax.
Lee Ui-sik's first campaign rally...
You must stay on your toes.
And we don't know what those
people will try to do until the very end.
Sir.
Our lives are that of naked
students living in a boarding house.
We have nothing anyway.
What is there to fear?
Let's all have some warm
tea and then head out.
Here.
1 SHIN CHUNG-NAM, 2 LEE UI-SIK
Dear citizens!
Let's support Shin Chung-nam!
Vote for one, Shin Chung-nam!
How could you do this?
Look at my face.
I'm sorry.
License plate 8038 passed
Changgyeonggung Palace.
Shit. They're starting.
Isn't 8038...
Lee Ui-sik's car?
Gwanghwamun intersection.
He just passed
Gwanghwamun intersection.
They brought in
operatives for Lee Ui-sik.
- They're killing him today.
- What?
8038 just drove past.
CHANGGYEONGGUNG PALACE INTERSECTION
Where's the rally?
- I don't know.
- Where is it?
I'll drop you off at...
What is it...? Seoul Station.
Run as far away as you can.
Where is it?
- Where is it?
- Yeouido! So what?
- Let's go.
- Are you mad?
Why would you go there?
Sir. We don't have much time.
You'll be in danger if
you go out tomorrow.
You have your job,
and I have mine.
We should each devote
ourselves to our respective jobs.
I don't know when it will be,
but let's eat together sometime.
I promised Lee Ui-sik I'd eat with him.
I can't even eat
peacefully with my mom.
What bullshit is that?
Someone...
has to change this world.
Change what? We should
just go with it and survive.
So? Is life enjoyable?
Yes. Yes, it's enjoyable.
Even though they beat the
crap out of you? It's enjoyable?
Shit!
Get out.
I said to get out.
Get out.
If you won't go, lend me your car.
Get out.
Yoon Dae-gwon!
I finally became
captain after 20 years.
But you want me to give it up now?
Why... Why must I go there?
Why must I go?
You said you want to
eat with your mother.
Who cares about eating right now?
You won't be the only one who dies.
I'll die!
Your wife will die!
Your son Min-seong will die, too!
That's why we have to go.
I want to live for once. Okay?
I want to live with my son Min-seong.
I want to live with my wife!
Your mother. My mother!
I want to live with them all!
So... Let's go save Lee Ui-sik.
Come on, man!
Please!
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
We've set up the blockade.
8038, Lee Ui-sik's car. Now
approaching Mapo Bridge.
Repeat, Mapo Bridge.
That's strange. There
shouldn't be this much traffic.
It's okay. We're almost there.
What should we do... Sir?
Let's just go.
Mister.
Please help my dad.
Please help him, mister.
The truck is headed
toward Mapo Bridge.
A car has crossed the divider.
Move it so it doesn't stop traffic.
The truck needs room to go!
What's wrong?
What are you doing?
I have to stop the truck.
Wait, captain! Your face.
You son of a bitch.
What happened?
Stop!
You can't go! No!
You freak!
Stop! No!
Stop!
- What's going on?
- Stop!
Stop!
Stop! You can't go!
8038.
Yes, 8038.
He's coming this day.
- Go out.
- Yes, sir.
Sir! Open the door!
Open the door!
- Open the door!
- Hey, you!
Stop!
Stop! Stop! These people
here are trying to kill me!
Stop!
You can't go!
- That man is trying to kill me!
- Who are you?
- Help!
- Hey you!
Get back here!
A naked man is causing a scene,
so the cars are stopped!
A truck. A truck is coming!
They're coming to kill you!
- Get him!
- There's a commie here!
- Here! There's a commie here!
- Nice undies!
Get the commie!
- Over here! There's a commie!
- You go, guy!
There's a commie here!
- Get down.
- There's a commie here!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
Get down!
There's a commie here!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie! Commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie!
- You jerk.
Get down!
- Commie!
- Get down!
The truck's coming! The truck!
Look! Truck!
Look! The truck!
Stop the truck!
Hurry!
Stop!
Stop!
Get out of there.
Are they okay? We need an ambulance.
Hey. Look. Isn't that Lee Ui-sik?
You're right, it is.
Crinkle.
Crinkle.
What is that?
Dong-hyeok.
What happened?
I failed.
Republic of Korea...
Are you okay?
Yes. Sorry I'm late.
How does it look?
- Well...
- Is it that hopeless?
You should see for yourself.
Okay.
VOTE 2 LEE UI-SIK
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
My fellow citizens,
whom I respect and love,
today is truly a happy day!
Because it is the day democracy
bears fruit in this country!
CLOSED FOR THE DAY
Min-seong.
Not that way. Over here.
Here?
Honey.
What if we close this bathhouse
and open a noodle shop? How's that?
You're fluent in Vietnamese.
President Lee Ui-sik, who made history
-by establishing -Honey.
diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union,
invited President Alexander
Stolypin and the First Lady
to the Blue House this afternoon
and signed a mutual agreement...
Wow. He went to the Blue House.
He looks great.
Honey. You know sometimes,
you talk as if you and the
President are really close.
Min-seong, isn't your dad silly?
He isn't silly. He's weird.
Min-seong. A long time ago, he and I...
What?
Tell me. What?
Never mind.
Yes. Very weird.
Never mind.
FIRST SUMMIT WITH THE SOVIET UNION
I'm sorry, but we're closed...
- Let's go, Lee Ui-sik!
- Thank you.
- Let's go, Lee Ui-sik!
- Thank you.
Hello.
- So you must be Min-seong.
- What?
FIRST SUMMIT WITH THE SOVIET UNION
This is mad cool.
Honey...
MIN-SEONG BATHHOUSE
- Have you eaten?
- Have you eaten?
Have you eaten?
Next on the news.
The ban on Nami's "Round
and Round" has been lifted.
The bans on other songs
such as "Round and Round"
reported by the prior administration
as instigating the public,
"Spin, Spin, Spin,"
"Rotating Samgakji,"
and "Ring Around the Rosie,"
have also been been lifted.
---
May I please have your attention?
Korean Air flight number
1033 has arrived.
Please go to gate number...
GIMPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
How long has it been?
It's been three years, two
months, and two weeks.
That was a long time. Three years.
Is Ye-jun in elementary
school already?
Yes.
My daughter is in her
second year in college.
Is that right?
You must miss them a lot.
It's not just me. It's
the same for you, too.
I'm just worried that the
kids will feel awkward.
I doubt that.
I'm sure they're proud of their dad.
LUGGAGE CARTS
My man. Nothing will
happen in broad daylight.
- Don't worry.
- Yes, sir.
Our bags are out.
- Let me get that.
- Thanks.
- No!
- Sir!
- Ui-sik!
- Sir!
Stop right there!
PROHIBITED AREA
LEE UI-SIK INDICATES INTEREST
IN RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
RETURN TO KOREA FLARES CRITICISM
IN OPPOSITION AND POLITICAL CIRCLES
LEE UI-SIK SUDDENLY RETURNS TO KOREA
LEE UI-SIK DISAPPEARS IN AIRPORT
CITIZENS ANGRY AT LEE
UI-SIK'S DISAPPEARANCE
PROTESTORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
DEMAND AN EXPLANATION
BEST FRIEND
Damn it. That commie asshole.
Isn't there a way to frame him?
We should put him on house
arrest so he can't go anywhere.
What the hell is house arrest?
We'll make his house a prison.
Make his house a prison?
Yes. We can make his house a prison
and trap him there
so he can't do anything until
the presidential election.
Even the mighty Lee Ui-sik
won't be able to do anything.
Then the people will complain
that we locked him up and
demand we release him.
Then we'll look for an opportunity
to frame him for being a commie.
A commie?
Yes, that sounds good.
Do you remember Yoo Dae-gwon?
He got into a fistfight with men
who went to the Military Academy
and got sent to Busan. The
surveillance team captain.
Yeah, that nutjob?
Is he a patriot?
Yes, a big one.
Release him!
Release Lee Ui-sik!
What the... Damn it.
They should check the equipment.
Do they think commies
don't take dumps?
Look at that.
They couldn't even hide
the tracker properly.
Shit.
The commies even shit
red. Those bastards.
It even smells rotten.
What did they say?
We're gathering in
Sinchon on the 16th.
The Seoul guys are gathering
at the rotary at 3 p.m. that day.
Are we bringing the alliance leader?
He's in our club room right now.
- Where?
- There.
Look at these commies.
You make the best wraps.
I didn't want to watch my hands
ever again because these hands
caught the National College
Students Alliance leader.
Where do you live?
- Pardon?
- Your home.
I live in Gamcheon-dong in Busan.
- Do you own?
- No, sir. It's a monthly rental.
- Dong-hyeok.
- Yes, sir.
A patriot like this should not
be living in a monthly rental.
Right?
It's your reward for
catching a commie.
I want you to mark Lee Ui-sik
well so that he can't participate
in the presidential election.
And go with me to the Blue House.
I'm good. You eat, Mother.
No, no. I'm fine.
You're the one doing all the
work. You need to eat up.
You got promoted. Now you're
going to the US for work.
It isn't easy to be so
appreciated at a company.
This is all thanks to you, Mother.
- Goodness.
- Please, eat.
We have decided not to
detain Chairman Lee UI-sik,
the chairman of the opposition party,
but keep him under house arrest
as we continue with the investigation.
This is because our administration
highly values human rights...
They're always yapping about commies.
I didn't know my hubby
was interested in politics.
- Should I turn it on?
- No, no.
It's fine. Eat.
They say Lee Ui-sik is a commie.
Everyone in the neighborhood
is talking about it.
- That's all a lie.
- What?
Hey, punk. How do you know that?
Even Min-seong knows that.
Do you demonstrate?
No. Why would I?
You can't protest and
stuff for the commies, got it?
You worked so hard to
get into Seoul University.
Okay.
Min-seong.
Didn't I tell you not to
eat with your left hand?
Are you a leftist?
Stop it. He's just a kid.
What, Min-seong? You
got something to say to me?
I want to learn taekwondo.
Why? What for?
You want to be a gangster?
Then maybe a puppy...
A puppy?
There will be dog
fur all over the house.
You'd better study hard! Got that?
Why are you making him cry? Seriously.
- It's okay. Don't cry.
- It's okay.
- How long has it been?
- Two hours.
Two hours?
Mom. I guess the reporters
can't get through at all.
Those shitheads.
Bastards.
I made so many for the reporters.
They can't even take pictures. Shit.
This is clearly
suppression of the press.
You are infringing on
the people's right to know.
- Who are you?
- I'm the newsroom director.
I don't care about no
newsroom or a right to know.
How could a police officer say that?
Which precinct are you with?
What will you do if you know?
- Get back!
- I will not!
- Why you little...
- You.
Who are you?
Don't you know you can't go through?
Well... But you know...
Yes.
Hey. Let him through.
What the heck?
Who is he? Why are you letting him go?
He lives here.
- Why won't you let us through?
- Leave already.
Hey! Get him! Stop him!
Let go!
Get the baldy, assholes!
Get the baldy!
Get the baldy! The baldy!
Sir! You're well, right?
There was a leak, so we can't
hold the press conference today!
Chairman Lee! Please tell
me if you have something to say
to Aide Han and Assemblyman Yang!
DON'T TAKE AWAY HIS FREEDOM
-Sir!
-Look over here!
- No! Let go, asshole!
- Please tell me!
- Get down, asshole!
- Let go.
Let go. Let go of me!
Chairman Lee!
Chairman Lee!
They're all being arrested.
Shouldn't we report this?
Why would we report
that we're grilling?
Not that. About the mess out there.
The recorder is still going.
Just pour the drinks. You dense idiot.
Hey, you. Who are
you? How did you get in?
Is this porridge?
Are you the new...
Please have a seat. Here.
The alley is a real shit show
because they're trying
to catch commies.
Finish stuffing your
face, and go home.
- What did he just say?
- I think you were fired.
Damn. Shit.
- What is this?
- Storage.
Storage?
What's this curtain?
Yes, well... It's American.
We got silk so that
people can't see in.
Did I ask about the fabric?
Are you announcing to everyone
that we're on surveillance?
Shit.
You've got to be kidding
me. What the hell is this?
- So...
- I-It's Hawaii.
- It's Waikiki.
- These are props.
This is company policy.
You know how our job is a secret.
-When write to families, -Show him.
we take pictures like we're abroad...
You get drunk, play cards, eat ramyun.
Are you camping?
Is this a boy scouts camp?
Get out and bring in the equipment.
Get out and bring in the equipment!
Change the curtain to
something less obvious.
Use a pattern that's
popular in the neighborhood.
Rearrange all of the
furniture and everything in here
so it's as similar as
possible to this house.
Got that?
Yes, sir!
We will sleep, eat, and take dumps
at exactly the same
times as Lee Ui-sik, 24-7.
When he takes a
dump, is it dry or runny?
Does his speech change
when he's nervous?
Log every little detail.
Leave nothing out.
We will be his shadow 24 hours a day.
And Yeong-cheol.
-See what the housekeeper
buys, -Have a nice day.
if she talks to anyone, everything.
What the hell?
You fucking bastard.
EUNJIN'S ROOM, YEJUN'S ROOM, KITCHEN
PERSONAL CARD
Nice. Very nice.
Just wait, commie.
I'll make you rot in jail
for the rest of your life.
KOO YEONG-JA PREPARES LUNCH
EUN-JIN HELPS YE-JUN READ
DATE: SEPTEMBER 9,
1985 PRIORITY: URGENT
...LIKELY PLANNED BY AIDE HAN
AND ASSEMBLYMAN YANG MAN-SEOB
Is he associated with them as claimed?
How do you feel?
Chairman Lee Ui-sik
is under house arrest!
- Stop him.
- The current administration...
Cancel the house arrest!
Cancel the house arrest!
Cancel the house arrest!
Hey!
How did you know it was Aide
Han and Assemblyman Yang?
Well, a few days before
the press conference,
Aide Han and Assemblyman
Yang had visited him.
So I listened to the
recordings marked by dates.
I noticed something strange.
Hey, you son of a bitch.
What are you doing?
You want to die?
Madam. 90813.
September 8, 13th hour.
It was the date that Lee Ui-sik
was trying to meet with the press.
Dong-hyeok, this guy
is a real piece of work.
Be my little brother from now on.
- Give me your hand.
- Yes, sir.
- Your left hand.
- Yes, sir.
No, sir. I'm fine.
Can't a big brother give
a gift to his little brother?
It's okay. Take it.
- Here.
- Thank you, sir.
It was from the President.
It looks good.
Do you need anything else?
- Well... So...
- Go ahead.
So... About Lee Ui-sik's kids.
His kids?
I heard his report. Why
don't you hear him out?
Mister! Can't you throw
me my soccer ball?
You cannot come out.
Our dad is under house arrest, not us.
You cannot come out without an order.
We just want our ball.
Why do we need an order?
Foreign reporters are watching.
Can we let the kids go to school
and let Lee Ui-sik's
friends visit him?
Then people won't
complain about human rights,
and a dragonfish may naturally
get caught on our fishing hook.
My brother's amusing.
Who's the dragonfish?
Min No-guk.
- No-guk.
- Ui-sik.
You've been through so much.
Don't you ever age?
Your skin looks good
from bumming around.
- Have you eaten?
- I starved for three days.
- Let's go.
- Honey. Honey!
Did an ancestor starve to death?
He always talks about eating.
Okay.
- Hey. Not yet.
- Here.
He must have an
appetite since you're here.
Of course. No-guk is
the best at mixing rice.
I do it all the time, but even
I impress myself at times.
You're so funny. Enjoy.
Here.
My god.
LIVING ROOM
Here.
What is this?
- I heard from Aide Han.
- Aide Han.
That kid. I was only
throwing it out there.
Throwing it out.
He said he threw it out.
- Like garbage?
- Maybe?
The composition is
key. It's incredibly strong.
It may get rid of it in one go.
In one go?
- One go?
- Getting rid of something.
These commie assholes.
What are they up to?
I'm sure there's a reason
why they let me in here.
Wiretapping?
Am I being bugged?
No? Okay.
You scared the people listening.
Shit.
Also, about your candidacy
for the presidential election.
We've come to an agreement
with college professors in Seoul.
It looks like the religious
groups want to support their own.
I'm worried we'll split the votes
among ourselves at this rate.
You need to get...
There. Checkmate.
I was trying to have a
serious conversation.
This doesn't count.
- Replay.
- Excuse me.
What are they doing?
Why don't they say it?
- I want a redo. You cheap jerk.
- Come here.
- Come closer.
- You...
A little more.
Hold on. I have a move.
If I do this, it's no longer
checkmate. Then I'm safe.
Get over here. Give me your forehead.
You should've seen that first.
This is wrong.
- Let's play another game.
- Stop it.
Seriously. Are they messing with us?
What's fair is fair.
Let's have some tea.
What is that sound?
Isn't he eating a bun or something?
It sounds like the
crinkling of a wrapper.
Why would he eat a bun
while everyone's sleeping?
I think...
- You think?
- I think it's code.
- Code?
- Like Morse code.
Using a steady sound...
to send a signal.
- Was that steady?
- Wasn't it?
Crinkle.
- Who is he signaling?
- The commies.
I'm going step on you
and snuff your life out.
Are you a commie?
I'm sorry.
Crinkle. What was that sound?
May I bum a smoke?
Will they arrest you
just for talking to me?
Giving me a cigarette is
fine, so let me borrow one.
- Sir.
- We've been made.
We've totally been made.
It was dark, so I'm sure
he didn't see my face.
- Darn it.
- Dad.
- It started. Hurry.
- "Starry Night."
Hello, this is Lee Moon-sae.
Okay, here's the
first letter for tonight.
He has been sending
us many fun stories.
-It's from -That's it.
the forever jobless bum in
Seongbuk-dong, Jun's dad.
I'd love to meet him sometime.
Should I invite him to
be a guest on our show?
I realize how precious
- time with my family is.
- Seongbuk-dong.
My son complaining makes me happy.
- Jun's dad.
- My daughter who's dieting
-but eats two bowls of rice -Dad.
- makes me happy.
- Is it three?
-The scorched rice my
wife makes me -Seriously.
also makes me happy.
I'm also happy because of
Kkeu-sun who always tends to me
- Me?
- as well.
- You even mentioned me?
- I envy you.
As always, his song request
is Nami's "Round and Round."
Ta-da!
- Nice.
- You're good.
Nice. You're good. Oh
my gosh, you're good.
Okay!
Hold on.
Isn't this about Lee Ui-sik?
I think so, but maybe not.
Hold on.
- It is.
- You startled me.
Jun. Ye-jun.
It's Lee Ui-sik's son.
When did he mail in that story?
This isn't a story, it's code.
Again?
Nami. "Round and Round."
You just watch me.
You just wait and see.
What kind of code is that?
He's saying don't just wait
and see, and to act quickly.
- Do what?
- Like the demonstrations?
Correct.
What do we do about our government?
Grab the citizens' hands
and spin round and round.
What could that mean?
Spin round and round.
Like how Admiral Yi Sun-sin
made people do that dance
so it looked like there
were more soldiers
during the Japanese
Invasion? What was it called?
- "Ganggangsulae"?
- "Ganggangsulae."
"Ganggangsulae."
Lee Ui-sik, who likes makgeolli
requested a dance song four times.
Four times?
Yes. Hey.
- September 8th.
- The 8th.
- September 9th.
- The 9th.
- September 11th.
- The 11th.
And today.
That's without a doubt a
command to North Korea.
A command? That seems like a stretch.
A stretch? Will you
take responsibility?
Why should I?
If he explains it explicitly,
how is that code?
Don't you agree, sir?
Hey.
- Write up a report.
- What?
NAMI'S SONG "ROUND AND ROUND"...
AGENCY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING
- Dong-hyeok.
- Yes, sir.
Ban "Round and Round," "Spin and Spin,"
and all those songs that commies wrote!
Yes, sir. Then...
"Rotating Samgakji..."
Ban it.
- "Around and Around and Around"?
- Ban it all!
Why are there so many songs
with "spin" and "turn" in it?
That's why Korea is
spinning out of control!
What about that song?
"Return to Busan Harbor"!
It's the President's favorite song.
Leave that one out.
Yes, sir.
Ring Around the Rosie
Pocket full of posies
Is that okay?
Nami's "Round and Round" was banned.
I think it was because you
like it. To suffocate you.
How did they know I like it?
Uncle. You'll give me
a ride to school, right?
Of course, I will escort you.
- Let's go.
- Bye.
Also, about your
candidacy for president.
I'm going to meet...
- What happened?
- Why is this acting up?
- Hurry.
- I think it's the bug.
So we changed the venue.
- It's working.
- Changed to where?
- Uncle.
- Okay.
Dad, Mom said to patch up the wall.
- Okay, I will.
- Bye.
Did they leave?
- What are you doing?
- It worked when he hit it.
That's not the problem.
What are you doing?
Aren't you going to get the bug?
That's a hole for dogs.
Shit.
I was just looking. We'll use
the platform for the crocks.
What's that?
Excuse me. Is somebody there?
I thought I heard voices.
Get over here.
Is anyone there?
Hello, sir.
It's you from the roof.
Pardon? Yes, so...
Shit.
Wait. Your face looks so much smaller
- than on TV.
- Really?
What's wrong with him?
Excuse me.
Would you throw me my trowel?
Shit.
I hope I hit you and kill you.
Is he dead?
Don't you even care whether
or not you killed a man?
Are you okay?
I guess I won't die from it.
So why are you fixing up the wall?
Are you bored?
It'll be winter soon. What if
snow gathers and it crumbles?
People will get hurt.
You're screwed. Worry about yourself.
What was that?
What? What... What was what?
♪ You just watch me ♪
♪ You just ♪
That song is banned.
They'll lock you up if
they catch you singing it.
How is that any different
from saying you're a commie
just because you wear red?
Maybe Lee Ui-sik has us bugged.
You think so, too?
I shouldn't have said anything.
I'm fine.
- Okay.
- All done.
Thank goodness he didn't die.
What is this?
THANK YOU. THESE ARE FROM OUR GARDEN.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY.
FROM YOUR NEIGHBOR...
My neighbor, my ass.
Maybe it's laced with rat poison.
The North may have sent
orders to eliminate us.
Why don't you trust people?
I don't.
You said it wasn't hot last time, too.
Ye-jun, it really isn't hot.
Don't you trust your big sister?
Eun-jin says to trust
her, so shut up and eat.
No.
You have to put a piece of pork belly,
and then a slice of kimchi
and soybean paste.
Then you stuff it into your
mouth. That's how you eat it.
That's right. That plus soju...
We have to eat exactly what they eat.
Screw it. Let's just starve.
What?
Just eat.
A man must eat everything
in order to do great things.
- Okay?
- Okay.
To do great things.
Grill up some pork belly,
add a slice of kimchi
and some soybean paste...
Lee Ui-sik and we are
in the same position.
We're also under house arrest.
Look at his watch. How nice is that?
Captain.
Your watch. This is
what's truly awesome.
It's from the President. The President.
- What?
- The phoenix spread its wings.
- What?
- It's awesome.
Gosh. Ye-jun must have caught a cold.
He must have the flu.
That's Eun-jin.
YE-JUN'S ROOM
EUN-JIN'S ROOM
MASTER BEDROOM
What is that?
MENTIONS FURNACE AND
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK
Sir. Carbon monoxide.
Hold on. Then... The police...
No. Shouldn't we call an ambulance?
And say we're surveilling them?
We can't just leave them.
This is a big problem.
Shit.
Eun-jin.
What are you doing?
Shit.
Shit. Can't you hit it?
What do you think patriotism is?
It's... It's loving your country.
So why did you save the commie?
Pardon?
Whether or not he dies from
carbon monoxide poisoning,
you should've just let him be.
Sir, but that's...
It's been two months.
Did living next door to the commie
make you soft on him?
No, sir.
I thought we should tie them
to the organization of commies,
so we couldn't let them die.
Why are you making judgment calls?
All you have to do is tie the
dragonfish to the commies.
That's your duty. Got that?
Yes, sir.
Look at this.
Spy ring...
Let's tie Lee Ui-sik to spies.
What? Spies?
If we don't have any justification,
we have to create one.
Lee Ui-sik?
Sir, we're intelligence
agents, not field operatives.
Do you think field
operatives are so special?
- Yes.
- Why you...
LEE UI-SIK NORTH
KOREA EVIDENCE PROJECT
"Lee Ui-sik North
Korea Evidence Project."
Project Lee-N-Ev.
SEONGBUK POWER
The plan and diagram
are as you can see.
LEE UI-SIK HOUSE LAYOUT
Lee-ho-la.
Based on gathered
data, at precisely 13:10,
his housekeeper will
leave for the market.
That's when we infiltrate, disguised
as power company workers.
We plant the spy
documents, then withdraw.
Mission success.
We must finish before
the housekeeper returns.
Because she is cruel enough
to kill a rat in the
kitchen by stepping on it
until it dies. That is all.
See?
There's nothing to
being a field operative.
Okay. Good.
- Then this time... What was it?
- The crinkle?
Right. The crinkling sound.
We must find out
what it is, understood?
Yes, sir!
What's that?
What? What is it? Hey.
Your door was open.
The door was open,
so my heart is opening.
What?
Excuse me?
I can see your dimples when you smile.
Shit. That moron.
Mister, have some spicy rice cakes.
Our dad made it.
I guess you don't have any children.
I need a woman first
before I could have a kid.
Excuse me?
Anyway.
Why don't you come
in and rest your feet?
Rest my feet for what?
What?
Y-You should g-get going.
- Okay.
- Good day.
Okay, then.
What's taking the kids
so long? Kkeut-sun!
Dad?
- Dad? What dad?
- Dad!
- Hurry.
- You can't go in there.
- Hey! You can't!
- Ye-jun!
I just took a bath.
Excuse me?
My... My b-big brother.
I hope you like it.
It's Dad!
Dad? What dad?
Our Dad.
I'm sure I heard his voice.
No.
How could you hear your
dad's voice when he's at home?
You must have misheard.
I'm sure of it.
Don't touch that.
I hope you like it.
I hope you like it.
What the heck?
I see. It's his voice.
He's... He's a theater actor.
I hope you like it.
Then act like a snake.
It's a snake.
It looks just like a snake.
It's a snake. Ye-jun, it's a snake.
Hey, Ye-jun! Let's go.
Okay, Ye-jun. I think
your sister's calling for you.
- Want to go home?
- Want to go home?
- Let's go home.
- Good boy. Goodbye.
- Hello.
- Hello.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Bye.
So is he...
your older brother?
Me?
- Big brother.
- Little brother.
He's my big brother.
He's so cute.
Have a nice day.
I should break every bone in your body.
Are you insane? You
should've sent her away.
I'm sorry, Dae-gwon!
I mean, Captain.
"Why don't you come in?"
Have you lost your mind?
Once my eyes met hers,
it was like I was bewitched.
They saw our faces. What do we do now?
Yeong-cheol.
Boil some potatoes.
My mother told me until my ears bled
to never return plates empty.
You have a great
mother. Please come in.
Okay.
This is my life these days.
Goodness. Do you have athlete's foot?
Yes.
I have something that'll end it
in one go. Do you want to try?
I'm okay.
Say hi. He lives next door.
- Hello.
- She's our eldest.
I met Eun-jin earlier.
How do you know my name?
Well... Since we live next door,
I can hear you when
you call your daughter.
Sure.
I guess you don't
live with your family.
No. My wife and son live in Busan.
Busan.
Are you here for work?
- Pardon?
- My son said
you had a lot of electronics
and several phones.
We're fucked.
Yes, the phones.
How do I describe it?
Say it's a lab. A research lab.
It... It's like a research lab.
Research.
Yes, like sound and
electricity. We research them.
Do you by chance...
By chance what?
Wait just a minute.
- He knows.
- He knows?
He knows. He totally knows.
No. There must be a way. Not yet.
- He was too awkward.
- No.
Why does he have so many books?
Where should I hide it?
Where should I hide it?
- Crinkle.
- Crinkle.
Yes. That's it.
"Glacial acetic acid"?
Lee Ui-sik left the master bedroom.
Shit.
Get out of there.
- Hello, sir.
- What are you doing?
Well... I was looking for the
bathroom and ended up in here.
He wasn't caught.
You have so many
books that I want to read.
Then you should read them.
You must read books
that you want to read.
GIFT Here.
Since I know the title now,
I'll buy it for myself.
Why buy it when I have it?
No, it's okay. I feel bad.
It's okay.
Stealing a book is not stealing.
I'll buy it myself. I
promise. Let's go.
There's a really good
poem in here, that's why.
Where was it again?
Sir!
I...
will read it for sure.
Okay.
My cassette player broke.
It won't make a sound.
Could you take a look?
I'm sure you can easily fix it.
What was Mr. Yoo's major?
Vietnamese.
NAMI GREATEST HITS
Sorry. I shouldn't have
asked you to fix that.
I took up all of your time.
I can fix American products well,
but I don't know the
domestic products very well.
It's fine. I'll call someone
to come and repair it.
Here, have some.
Gosh.
My gosh. The Nami tape.
I can't even buy this anymore.
- You should've removed it first.
- I-I'm sorry.
It's okay.
- I'm home.
- Hi.
Hi, Ye-jun.
You know Ye-jun's name, too?
Well... So...
Mister. Are you sure that
wasn't my dad's voice earlier?
My man. What's wrong? What is it?
Cough!
- Cough!
- What's wrong?
He's been caught!
- He was caught for sure!
- What? Who? What?
Is something caught in his
throat or were we caught?
Get up. Come on.
One, two, three. Again.
One, two, three.
Don't laugh.
- Are you okay?
- Yes, I'm fine.
- It's okay.
- Thank you.
Sir. I'm really okay.
I told you. It's okay.
I'm really okay.
I'm allergic to needles.
- Don't move.
- That stings.
Look at that black blood.
You have indigestion.
See? What did I say?
I said it would make it go down
in one go. Give me your foot, too.
Look at that.
I don't think you
need to prick my toes.
I think I'm good now.
Good. Now, to finish off...
Okay. I'm good.
Actually, to be honest,
I have a favor to ask.
Sure. Go ahead.
If you have time someday,
would you take Ye-jun to a bathhouse?
M-Me?
As you know, I'm trapped at home.
I can't even scrub my son's back.
I'm probably asking too much.
Okay, straighten your back.
Okay.
SEONGBUK POWER
NAMPA SPY
That's good. You're doing great.
Are you sure you won't get in trouble?
Yes, it's fine.
I transport electronics
in my trunk all the time,
so they don't even check.
Still, I feel bad. I took
so much of your time.
- Let's hurry home. Let's go.
- No.
No, sir. It's fine.
You can take your time.
- Then let's stay a little longer.
- Okay.
Ye-jun, I'm coming to get you.
PUBLIC BATHHOUSE
CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
- What?
- Underwear.
Who cares about underwear?
Hurry. Let's find the source
of the crinkling. Snap out of it.
That annoying prick.
There's nothing here. Let's go.
It's the housekeeper. Hurry.
Of all things, how
could you forget the list?
You dimwit.
Onions, green onions, stockings.
What's this? Did I
leave the window open?
Where is my head?
Oh my gosh. What was that?
Why is this here?
Do we have rats?
That startled me.
What's wrong with this?
Is it closed now?
Why is Mr. Lee so quiet?
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee?
I'm sure he was here.
Is he in the room?
He must be in the bathroom.
Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee.
I'll be back soon.
Oh my gosh. So this is where you were?
I just checked...
Should I bring you a snack?
You should sleep in your room.
Mr. Lee?
Mr. Lee.
There... Mr. Lee?
Have you eaten?
My gosh.
You just ate. How are
you hungry already?
Oh my gosh. I almost peed my pants.
I'll cook something up
as soon as I get back.
Wait a little bit.
My gosh. You crazy bitch.
What were you thinking?
Okay, the skin should be soft.
I'll scrub your back. Let's go.
No, sir. It's okay.
Who will scrub my back
then? Come with me.
- No, I'm good.
- Come on.
I... Why are you doing this?
Do you know why I like bathhouses?
Because in here, no one
is successful or a loser.
When you're naked, whether you're
from Gyeongsang-do or Jeolla-do,
the major party or the opposition,
none of those outward things matter.
That's why I like it.
Dad, I want banana milk!
Banana milk?
BATHROOM
Does milk upset your stomach, too?
My lower belly hurts.
I live next to the toilet.
And yet, you want to drink milk?
A few years ago,
farmers were committing suicide
because milk wasn't selling.
That's when I started drinking milk.
If I drink it, my
colleagues will drink it.
If they drink it, the
entire nation will drink it.
Then the farmers will live well.
If our farmers live well,
our nation will live well.
Don't you agree, comrade?
Comrade?
We're neighbors. And diarrhea comrades.
Tae! Kwon! Do!
Hand!
Good job.
You're good.
What did you two do today?
Your skin is glowing as if
you went to the bathhouse.
A bathhouse? Don't be ridiculous.
Hi, it's me. Did you eat?
So... Have you eaten?
What's gotten into you?
You actually care
whether your wife ate.
That's not true.
I always ask.
No, you don't. This is the first time.
Really?
Maybe... you're right.
What about Min-seong?
He's obviously in
dreamland at this hour.
Does he still want to take Taekwondo?
He must've given up. He
doesn't mention it anymore.
Send him.
Send him, and...
And if we can't afford it,
I'll borrow money so he can go.
Let's let him do everything
he wants. Everything.
What's gotten into you?
Is something wrong?
No, nothing's wrong.
Hey, calling long-distance is
expensive so I'm hanging up.
Wait. Honey.
What? Do you want to say something?
- Well...
- What is it?
Your brother hasn't
come home in a few days.
He hasn't?
AGENCY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY PLANNING
RESTRICTED
He fled after the protest
in Sinchon last time,
and was arrested yesterday.
I thought he looked familiar.
Dae-gwon.
Dae-gwon!
Dae-gwon!
You fucking commie.
So he really is your brother.
You're both done for.
Sir.
I'm sorry, sir.
I...
I raised my brother wrong.
Please forgive me.
I swear, I'll give you my allegiance.
Shut the fuck up.
Sir.
I'm begging you. Please forgive me.
I swear I'll do anything you say.
I'll even die if you say so.
I'll die, sir. I will.
I've done everything you've said.
I even fabricated evidence
because you told me to.
You little...
Hey.
I may always be in the office
but I'm not stupid, you little shit.
I sent you to monitor the commie,
but you go to the bathhouse with him?
What were you trying to do
by sneaking him out, asshole?
It was a plan, sir. It was a plan.
We made a plan to lock Lee Ui-sik up.
What was that, asshole?
You can see for yourself!
What brings you here?
Aren't you going to the US?
I can't even leave home.
How could I go to the US?
I haven't seen you
since you were a little girl.
Now that I look at you,
you're a grown woman.
You're monitoring us day and night.
Are you going to school?
You shut down the
schools for two months.
Dong-hyeok, did I do that?
You did not.
I'm home.
What happened to your eye?
Ye-jun, did you get in a fight?
- No.
- Yes, you did.
Tell us.
Ji-hyeok said Dad was a commie!
Ji-hyeok? Want me to scold him?
Do you know Ji-hyeok?
I do. He sits behind you in class.
You sit next to Yeong-min.
Are you monitoring
elementary school kids now, too?
I'm not monitoring some little kids.
- I just get the reports.
- Hey.
Are there no human
rights or freedom in Korea?
There are.
Except for commies like your dad.
Why is our dad a commie?
Eun-jin.
Do commies not teach
their kids manners?
That's enough.
What is your definition of a commie?
An asshole who is different from me.
Got that?
Mr. Kim. Let me ask you one thing.
What is that patriotism
that you always talk about?
You don't know what patriotism is.
Dong-hyeok, what is patriotism?
Well, how could you
express love with words?
You can't express it with words,
so you express it with action.
Meeting heads of large
corporations and extorting them,
getting your brother
to bribe prosecutors and cops,
manipulating the media
and stealing from citizens.
Is that your patriotism?
I'm speechless.
I won't complain since it's
just you running your mouth.
But get a clue first before
you open that mouth of yours.
We received a tip that you're
communicating with North Korea.
- Dong-hyeok, start searching.
- Hey, begin the search.
Yes, sir.
What do you think you're doing?
There's nothing here.
- Check the room.
- That's the kids' room.
Is it? Turn everything upside down.
- I said it's my kids' room!
- What are you doing?
Hey! Stop it! What are you doing?
Why are you doing this?
This is my daughter's...
Get out now!
Hey. Check under the bed.
- Right there.
- It's not here.
Look here.
What's this now?
Damn it.
Sir. There's something here.
What is it?
What is it?
NATIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS ALLIANCE
Are you an activist?
Lee Eun-jin. You're a leader.
- Eun-jin.
- What is this about?
What is wrong with you people?
No, right?
It's true.
You called innocent students commies
and locked them up in holding cells.
Your beatings left
permanent physical damage
and then you threw
them out on the street.
That's why the students take
to the streets instead of school.
Stop it.
You become a criminal
even if you do nothing wrong.
But we need to speak!
We need to be heard!
- Stop it.
- Fine. I'll listen.
Say everything you
want to the interrogator.
Say it all.
Gosh. Take her in.
No. No, you can't.
- No. Eun-jin.
- Let go of me!
- Eun-jin!
- You're all commies.
- Let go!
- What's with all that red?
Let me go!
Seriously. Damn it.
Mr. Kim.
- Let Eun-jin go.
- Why?
I'll take all the
responsibility, so let her go.
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
Let her go.
Hey. Who told him
about the stuff I did?
I think that dragonfish behind us
told him those baseless rumors.
That dragonfish asshole.
Why don't we get some spicy fish stew?
Yes, sir.
What was that?
What happened here?
Kkeut-sun made a delicious
beef and radish soup.
Have lunch and go.
What happened?
Was it those bastards who just left?
What are you so curious about?
It's just a family
matter. Please leave.
Ui-sik, why are you being so weak?
You must become
stronger in times like this.
We're done preparing
for your run for presidency.
Just trust me, and go
to the press conference...
Just because I'm locked up,
are you looking down on me?
You have no right to order me around!
- That is not what I meant.
- I make the decisions. Me.
All you have to do is follow them.
Ui-sik!
I was afraid I'd make my wife,
who supported me all her life,
a widow, and my kids fatherless.
So I couldn't sleep at all in prison.
When my kids fought for their lives
from carbon monoxide poisoning,
I thought maybe it was over.
It terrified me to no end.
I can't even protect my family.
My hands are tied,
and I can't do anything.
How can I protect the nation?
What makes me so special?
Why am I so special?
Fine.
Then get out of here.
Get as far away from here.
Don't come anywhere
near my house again.
The announcement of your
candidacy for presidency...
I don't need these things anymore,
so don't ever... ever write
something like this again.
Look it over
and call me.
Take care of yourself.
Please.
That was a strange conversation.
The dragonfish is leaving.
Cook up the spicy fish stew well.
Indian Trading Company,
New York office.
Pardon?
Captain.
What?
Honey.
Do you remember?
You turned down the Military
Academy and said you'd make money,
and pushed wheelbarrows
instead of studying.
You were stupid nice back then.
But now, you're actually stupid.
Please open your eyes.
Hello.
Why are the cops outside?
Min No-guk committed suicide.
What?
ASSEMBLYMAN MIN NO-GUK COMMITS
SUICIDE BY CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
Did Min No-guk really commit suicide?
We can't let you go
just because you do this.
I never asked you to let me go.
I'm just saying farewell to my friend
from the closest
place to him I can get.
Ui-sik. It's me, No-guk.
I'm sure it'll be hard, but
practice again and again.
Don't think the words in red are
tacky, and just repeat after me.
He wrote it nice and big
so that it's easy to read.
Confront your fears, Ui-sik.
You've walked down a difficult path.
It must have been so lonely.
My poor friend.
Hey, you.
Are you listening?
I am very lonely right now.
So just for the day,
will you lend me your ear?
He said again and again
that he missed our hometown,
but I let him go
without taking him back once.
How could I ever go
there now? I have no right.
When I was in prison,
he nursed my father
through his illness,
and served as head mourner
when he passed away.
I...
I can't face my father.
I've received all my life.
I didn't give him anything.
I'm sorry, my friend.
I'm sorry I couldn't protect you.
No-guk.
At noon tomorrow,
I will attend Min No-guk's funeral.
And there,
I will announce my
candidacy for president.
This is something Min No-guk
and I planned for a long time.
It won't be easy to get out of here.
How do you plan to get out?
I think you should stay
home, and not go anywhere.
It can't get any worse than it is now.
- Dad.
- Hey. Come in.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I feel like I made it harder for you.
This feels good.
My daughter is actually
worried about me.
You have to go
tomorrow, right?
I'm just...
It's right that you go.
But strangely,
being with you like this right now...
makes me so happy.
We'll stop him a little tomorrow,
and let him go. Then the
operatives will smash his car.
Stay close behind.
May I bum a smoke?
Have you eaten?
Yes, I have. What about you?
Yes, me too.
Actually, to be honest, I don't smoke.
I just wanted to be your friend.
Pardon?
I just needed a friend.
My friend.
You know who I am, don't you?
How would I, my man?
You know who I am.
Why would you ask something like that?
I'll tell you everything.
I'm actually...
You're my comrade. My
neighborhood comrade.
Sir.
We don't have much time.
You'll be in danger if
you go out tomorrow.
You have your job,
and I have mine.
We should each devote
ourselves to our respective jobs.
Sir.
I don't know when it will be,
but let's eat together sometime.
SEOUL N3960
Excuse me.
Pretend to stop him,
and then let them through.
Yes, sir.
Thank you very much for having faith
in this humble man
and coming all this way.
I promise to create history with you.
One which we will not regret.
Let us all leave together now
to see our eternal friend,
comrade Min No-guk.
Dae-gwon.
Stay close and don't get made.
Report which road they
take, and then drop back.
The operatives will handle the rest.
Move.
What are you doing? Move!
Move!
- Move! Let go!
- No!
- Let him go!
- Let go!
Shit! Damn it!
We can arrest Lee Ui-sik
once he steps outside.
Why do they keep
telling you to follow him?
Is that what you think, too?
You, too?
The HQ bastards want
to snatch him away!
We did all the work.
We should arrest him!
Right?
That commie asshole.
We should arrest his ass. Right?
Yes!
Let's do it then! Okay!
Stop the target at all
costs. Don't let him get out.
The moment he gets into
a car, you must arrest him.
Yes, sir.
Why do they keep changing their mind?
They say to stop him.
- Stop him!
- Move!
- Don't let him through!
- Move!
- Push him back in!
- Get inside!
- Move!
- Go!
Stop it!
Let go of him!
Stop it!
Don't let him out! Push him back in!
You have to go tomorrow, right?
I've received too
much from other people.
- Move!
- Dad!
- No!
- Eun-jin!
- No! No, Eun-jin!
- Eun-jin!
No. Oh my gosh.
No.
- Move!
- What happened?
- She's hurt. Move!
- Move!
Move!
Move!
- Don't you dare touch my daughter!
- Move!
Wait. Let him through.
Captain!
Go ahead. I'll be right behind you.
Please hurry.
Hang on.
- There's a hospital...
- No, Dad. I'm fine.
It's just a flesh wound.
It's nothing compared to
the torture you suffered.
You scared me. How could you do that?
Because you have to go.
Because that's right.
Dae-gwon, where are you?
Where are you? Where are you, punk?
He's heading to Samsongyo Intersection.
- Got it.
- Dad, I'll wait at the school.
Mister, please pull
over so I can get out.
Target sighted.
License plate 3960.
- Where are you?
- By New York Bakery at the threeway.
Run him over.
Dong-hyeok. That's not the car.
Eun-jin... car...
- That punk.
- The... car...
Black sedan. License plate
Seoul N3960. Proceeding.
Dong-hyeok!
SEOUL N3960
Black sedan. License plate
Seoul N3960. Approaching.
Dong-hyeok. Eun-jin is in that car.
It isn't Lee Ui-sik.
Dong-hyeok!
Stop!
Stop!
Stop the car!
Dong-hyeok, how did it go?
The situation has been handled.
Good! You're a patriot!
Yes!
Eun-jin.
Eun-jin.
The star did not fall.
He has died to become a new light
and shine on the path for us to take.
Amen.
Amen.
Mister. My dad got there okay, right?
Yes, he did. Don't worry.
Don't worry, Eun-jin.
It's a TA patient!
Call a surgeon now!
- Set up an OR!
- Yes, doctor.
- Prepare a defibrillator!
- Yes, doctor!
Next, Chairman Lee
Ui-sik will deliver the eulogy.
UI-SIK, IT'S ME, NO-GUK.
Today
is a truly happy day.
Because it is the day
when democracy will bloom anew.
Clear!
Because my eternal friend,
my eternal comrade,
Min No-guk, who always
smiled and asked me
to create a good world to live in,
planted the seeds of democracy.
I am pleased.
I am happy.
That is why
I am crying.
I, Lee Ui-sik,
will keep my promise to Min No-guk.
For the democracy of Korea,
I will keep my promise to all of you!
- One, two, shoot.
- Eun-jin!
- Eun-jin!
- Please stop.
- Eun-jin!
- You can't go in there!
No! Eun-jin!
A world in which no
one dies an unfair death.
Eun-jin!
No!
A world in which people
high up aren't arrogant.
President Shin Chung-nam!
Cheers!
A world in which
all authority resides in
each and every citizen.
That is the world...
I will create with all of you.
EMERGENCY ROOM
Let's go home, Eun-jin.
Let's go...
Doctor.
My baby, Eun-jin...
Get up. Let's go home.
There's so much that
I couldn't do for you.
Lee Ui-sik.
You are under arrest
for conspiracy of treason.
What the hell? You
should've checked the face.
- I'm sorry.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
- Eun-jin.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
- Eun-jin.
- Honey.
2 MONTHS LATER
Can't you let us see it just once?
My gosh.
There's a cold wave today.
- The animals will freeze.
- Honey.
Min-seong's cold. Let's just go.
Why would a Siberian
tiger freeze in this weather?
- What the...
- Come on.
Let us see it just
once. I brought my son.
- No, no.
- Here.
- Get some smokes.
- Don't do this.
- Come on.
- Forget it.
Honey.
Son. A Siberian tiger
can never freeze to death.
You learned that in school, right?
He's hungry.
Want to get some cup noodles?
CUP RAMYUN
Where's Min-seong?
He went after you.
What do you mean?
- Weren't you with him?
- Damn it.
Min-seong!
Min-seong!
Honey. What do we do?
Min-seong!
Min-seong! Get over here!
Min-seong!
Min-seong! Get over here, Min-seong!
Come here.
Let's execute Lee Ui-sik.
Think about Min-seong.
You should clean up the mess you made.
Just look at the picture for now.
Tamper with the tapes.
Mother taught me this.
She said this is the
best for athlete's foot.
Can't we stay for a few days
since we're here anyway?
Should I quit my job?
What? Don't even joke
about something like that.
I'm getting Min-seong a
tutor starting next month.
Seong-u got a tutor a while ago.
I won't complain even if you go abroad,
so just bring home a lot of money.
Okay, sure.
PERSONS OF INTEREST TRANSCRIPTS
ARCHIVES AUGUST 1985
AUGUST INVESTIGATION
REPORT ON THE OPPOSITION
Do you have athlete's foot?
Yes.
I have something that'll end it
in one go. Do you want to try?
I'm really okay. I'm
allergic to needles.
Don't move.
That stings.
See? What did I say?
I said it would make
it go down in one go.
Give me your foot, too.
Are you monitoring
elementary school kids now, too?
I'm not monitoring some little kids.
- I just get the reports.
- Do you know Ji-hyeok?
I do. He sits behind you in class.
to bribe prosecutors and cops,
manipulating the media
and stealing from citizens.
Is that your patriotism?
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
Breaking news.
Recordings of Kim Bae-Hong,
of Agency for National
Security Planning,
conspiring to frame Lee Ui-sik of
espionage in order to prevent him
from running in the presidential
election was obtain by MBS.
Please listen to a
portion of the recording.
We received a tip that you are
communicating with North Korea.
You won't run for president,
right? And you'll go to the US?
You'll go to the US, okay?
The Agency for National
Security Planning influencing...
Dong-hyeok. Get me Dae-gwon.
- I think Lee Ui-sik...
- Asshole.
Bring me Dae-gwon, asshole.
Yes, sir.
What is it? What's your problem?
Damn in! Shit!
Hey. Where's Yoo Dae-gwon?
- What?
- Where's Yoo Dae-gwon?
I-I don't know.
Lee Ui-sik will be released shortly
through the main gate of
Mapo Detention Center.
- He's here!
- Illegal recordings
by the Agency for
National Security Planning
which recently came to light
seem to have played a
crucial part in his release.
- Yes!
- Welcome back!
How do you feel right now?
- Please tell us your plans.
- Yes. So...
As of this very moment, I am
entering the presidential race.
I will create a nation
in which justice prevails.
I will create a nation
where each and every citizen
can live as a decent human being.
President
Lee Ui-sik!
President
Lee Ui-sik!
Why did you air garbage
like that on the news?
If the media disrespects
the views of the people,
or fails to satisfy the
people's right to know
or to provide for the
universal benefit of the people,
that is not true media.
- Are you done?
- Yes.
What did this asshole just say?
He said he's a commie.
Right. That's what he said.
You commie asshole.
Screw the media bullshit!
Just take nice photos of the President!
You made the President
look like a tiny ant,
but Lee Ui-sung's face
filled the entire screen.
Hey, Dong-hyeok, pick one.
Hey, you.
He looks like one of ours.
Hey, you.
Starting from today, you
are the station manager.
- Got it?
- Yes, sir.
If a commie becomes president,
you and I
and everyone here will die!
Breaking news.
Kim Bae-Hong of the Agency
for National Security Planning
stated that the recordings
were completely fabricated,
and that they will track down
and severely punish the informant.
Hello? Min-seong?
- Yes, Dad.
- I-Is everything okay?
Yes, it is. Why?
Never mind. Nothing.
When are you coming home?
Dad.
I'll go as soon as I finish eating.
So...
I'll see you tonight.
Really? Are you coming tonight?
That's right. I'm coming today.
Min-seong. Do you
know what I got for you?
I got you the puppy you wanted so much.
A puppy? What's his name?
His name? His name is...
You're his dad, so you should name him.
Min-seong.
Let's go on a trip
together with Mom, okay?
What are you doing
out in the open like this?
- Come on. Let's go.
- What are you doing?
- Let's go.
- Hold on.
What are you doing? Hurry.
Due to Kim Bae-hong's attempt
to frame candidate Lee Ui-sik,
Shin Chung-nam and Lee
Ui-sik are now neck-and-neck...
Your poll numbers are
up, but it's too soon to relax.
Lee Ui-sik's first campaign rally...
You must stay on your toes.
And we don't know what those
people will try to do until the very end.
Sir.
Our lives are that of naked
students living in a boarding house.
We have nothing anyway.
What is there to fear?
Let's all have some warm
tea and then head out.
Here.
1 SHIN CHUNG-NAM, 2 LEE UI-SIK
Dear citizens!
Let's support Shin Chung-nam!
Vote for one, Shin Chung-nam!
How could you do this?
Look at my face.
I'm sorry.
License plate 8038 passed
Changgyeonggung Palace.
Shit. They're starting.
Isn't 8038...
Lee Ui-sik's car?
Gwanghwamun intersection.
He just passed
Gwanghwamun intersection.
They brought in
operatives for Lee Ui-sik.
- They're killing him today.
- What?
8038 just drove past.
CHANGGYEONGGUNG PALACE INTERSECTION
Where's the rally?
- I don't know.
- Where is it?
I'll drop you off at...
What is it...? Seoul Station.
Run as far away as you can.
Where is it?
- Where is it?
- Yeouido! So what?
- Let's go.
- Are you mad?
Why would you go there?
Sir. We don't have much time.
You'll be in danger if
you go out tomorrow.
You have your job,
and I have mine.
We should each devote
ourselves to our respective jobs.
I don't know when it will be,
but let's eat together sometime.
I promised Lee Ui-sik I'd eat with him.
I can't even eat
peacefully with my mom.
What bullshit is that?
Someone...
has to change this world.
Change what? We should
just go with it and survive.
So? Is life enjoyable?
Yes. Yes, it's enjoyable.
Even though they beat the
crap out of you? It's enjoyable?
Shit!
Get out.
I said to get out.
Get out.
If you won't go, lend me your car.
Get out.
Yoon Dae-gwon!
I finally became
captain after 20 years.
But you want me to give it up now?
Why... Why must I go there?
Why must I go?
You said you want to
eat with your mother.
Who cares about eating right now?
You won't be the only one who dies.
I'll die!
Your wife will die!
Your son Min-seong will die, too!
That's why we have to go.
I want to live for once. Okay?
I want to live with my son Min-seong.
I want to live with my wife!
Your mother. My mother!
I want to live with them all!
So... Let's go save Lee Ui-sik.
Come on, man!
Please!
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
We've set up the blockade.
8038, Lee Ui-sik's car. Now
approaching Mapo Bridge.
Repeat, Mapo Bridge.
That's strange. There
shouldn't be this much traffic.
It's okay. We're almost there.
What should we do... Sir?
Let's just go.
Mister.
Please help my dad.
Please help him, mister.
The truck is headed
toward Mapo Bridge.
A car has crossed the divider.
Move it so it doesn't stop traffic.
The truck needs room to go!
What's wrong?
What are you doing?
I have to stop the truck.
Wait, captain! Your face.
You son of a bitch.
What happened?
Stop!
You can't go! No!
You freak!
Stop! No!
Stop!
- What's going on?
- Stop!
Stop!
Stop! You can't go!
8038.
Yes, 8038.
He's coming this day.
- Go out.
- Yes, sir.
Sir! Open the door!
Open the door!
- Open the door!
- Hey, you!
Stop!
Stop! Stop! These people
here are trying to kill me!
Stop!
You can't go!
- That man is trying to kill me!
- Who are you?
- Help!
- Hey you!
Get back here!
A naked man is causing a scene,
so the cars are stopped!
A truck. A truck is coming!
They're coming to kill you!
- Get him!
- There's a commie here!
- Here! There's a commie here!
- Nice undies!
Get the commie!
- Over here! There's a commie!
- You go, guy!
There's a commie here!
- Get down.
- There's a commie here!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
Get down!
There's a commie here!
- Get the commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie! Commie!
- Get down!
- Get the commie!
- You jerk.
Get down!
- Commie!
- Get down!
The truck's coming! The truck!
Look! Truck!
Look! The truck!
Stop the truck!
Hurry!
Stop!
Stop!
Get out of there.
Are they okay? We need an ambulance.
Hey. Look. Isn't that Lee Ui-sik?
You're right, it is.
Crinkle.
Crinkle.
What is that?
Dong-hyeok.
What happened?
I failed.
Republic of Korea...
Are you okay?
Yes. Sorry I'm late.
How does it look?
- Well...
- Is it that hopeless?
You should see for yourself.
Okay.
VOTE 2 LEE UI-SIK
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
Lee Ui-sik!
My fellow citizens,
whom I respect and love,
today is truly a happy day!
Because it is the day democracy
bears fruit in this country!
CLOSED FOR THE DAY
Min-seong.
Not that way. Over here.
Here?
Honey.
What if we close this bathhouse
and open a noodle shop? How's that?
You're fluent in Vietnamese.
President Lee Ui-sik, who made history
-by establishing -Honey.
diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union,
invited President Alexander
Stolypin and the First Lady
to the Blue House this afternoon
and signed a mutual agreement...
Wow. He went to the Blue House.
He looks great.
Honey. You know sometimes,
you talk as if you and the
President are really close.
Min-seong, isn't your dad silly?
He isn't silly. He's weird.
Min-seong. A long time ago, he and I...
What?
Tell me. What?
Never mind.
Yes. Very weird.
Never mind.
FIRST SUMMIT WITH THE SOVIET UNION
I'm sorry, but we're closed...
- Let's go, Lee Ui-sik!
- Thank you.
- Let's go, Lee Ui-sik!
- Thank you.
Hello.
- So you must be Min-seong.
- What?
FIRST SUMMIT WITH THE SOVIET UNION
This is mad cool.
Honey...
MIN-SEONG BATHHOUSE
- Have you eaten?
- Have you eaten?
Have you eaten?
Next on the news.
The ban on Nami's "Round
and Round" has been lifted.
The bans on other songs
such as "Round and Round"
reported by the prior administration
as instigating the public,
"Spin, Spin, Spin,"
"Rotating Samgakji,"
and "Ring Around the Rosie,"
have also been been lifted.