Beautiful Days (2018) - full transcript

A Chinese student travels to Seoul in search of his mother, whom he has not seen for fourteen years.

the address is written behind that photo

Is she In South Korea?

How long you've been know about this?

Dad...

For a while.

Zhenchen, you're late again?

I never see you being a guest here before

Are you alone?

Do you want a glass of beer?

Are you still home?

Hurry up
The guests are looking for you.



Mr. Park want to see you.

You can't.
No one can replace you today.

You can ride taxi

Hurry up.

Why is she always being like this?

Hey give me beer

Give him the beer.

Okay

Lock the door

-Call me if something happen
-Okay

Hey, student!

Ah

Who are you?

Why are you following me?



You can't hear?

Don't you want to answer?

Zhenchen.

I'm Zhenchen

What are you saying?

Are you foreigner?

You don't have something to tell me?

What do you want to hear?

Where are you going?

I'm going to jimjjilbang.

Why do you come here?

It's late
Sleep here before you go.

-It's the towel...
- Close the door!

Can you move a little?

The floor is cold.

Are you going to sleep like that?

Lets have a breakfast.

What are you doing?
Move the blanket away.

Eat.

Why don't you eat?

I don't like soybean paste soup.

Eat it well.

I'm done eating.

You come again?

Will you order something today?

Give me one bottle of beer.

Give me one more bottle.

I said give me more!

You left us

only to do this kind of job, did you?

Because of this...

you left us?

Lets talk outside.

I'll buy him dinner
Please take care of the bar.

You have to go out now?

The guests will come

I'll come back soon.

Let's go.

The meat is burnt.

Stop drinking.

this punk.

Ha Woo, clean it up.

I'm sorry.

From who you get that temper?

It must be not from Dad.

Right.

You are right

How can you work at that place?

Why?

What's with my job?

I just do what I can do.

How long will you stay?

I won't stay for long.

So don't talk like that.

Take this

I don't need it.

take it.

I don't want to.

If I told you to take it
Take it...

Darn it!

you startled me.

this crazy punk

give it to me.

give it..

Wait, wait, wait...

What actually happened?

You fight with someone?

Tell me.

Hello

That's right

What?

Ah..

Yes

Thank you.

What have you done?

Tell me.

That bastard deserve to die.

What?

I said he deserve to die.

Why are you like this?

Why are you like this?

Darn it you dirty bitch.

What did you say?

I said, dirty bitch.

Dad won't live long

before he dies

He wishes to see you, Mom.

Zhenchen

That person...

his head is injured
but it isn't serious.

Let's see him together.

He will understand

He is a good person.

Let's go see him together.

~Mom is kind

~Dad is kind

~Who is more kind?

~Dad is kind

~Mom is kind

~Who is more kind?

~The day when Mom isn't there

~Three times a day

~only eat bibimbap

~The day when Dad isn't there

~All night long

~only dreaming about goblin

~Eomma-ya

~Appa-ya

~Let's live together

~with the sun

~with the moon

~Like a house in the blue sky

He is like you.

a little bit different

Forget it

I don't know what you did in China

It isn't important now.

Thank you.

So what are you going to do now?

Whoa

it really fits you.

Your brother is really handsome.

Thank you.

Where have you been?

I went to Hesu* house
*I'm sorry I can't hear it clearly

You went there again?

Mom is really worried about you.

Where did Mom go?

She went out to take Zhenchen
looking for you.

Don't go without saying anything.

How many times I tell you this?

I understand.

Mom will be worried.

What if you get caught?

I said I understand.

What is that?

Mama!

Are you Zhenchen?

Zhenchen

Long time no see.

(I heard) from people...

That I was jailed in prison and go out?

I know who reported me.

That is right.
I was jailed but now I'm out

So I come.

Why do you come here?

**I'm really sorry i really can't hear what he said**

Do you know...

How much money I have spent

to bring you here from North Korea?

I don't have debt to you Mr. Hwang.

You think you have paid your debt off?

Don't misunderstand.

Do you know,

kid like him worth lot of money these days.

you can pay your debt.

you remember that place?

come before dawn.

Mama!

Do not follow me.

Zhenchen

I told you to eat with a big mouth

It's a bless to eat that food.

There's nothing I can eat.

What do you mean?

Mom made this side dishes.

the side dishes is not tasty.

Eat the soybean paste soup

It's delicious
Why don't you eat it?

How can you feel full.

Don't cry, Zenchen

If he doesn't want to eat what can you do?

Do you want rice?

Should I give you more rice?

Mama

What are you doing in this hour?

~Mom is kind

~Dad is kind

~Who is more kind?

~Mom is kind

~Dad is kind

~Who is more kind?

~The day when Mom isn't there

~Three times a day

~Only eat bibimbap

~The day when Dad isn't there

~All night long

~Only dreaming about goblin

~Eomma-ya

~Appa-ya

~Let's live together

~With the sun

~And the moon

~Like a house in the blue sky

Zhenchen, you come back

Your Dad is in his room

Go meet him

Do you have cigarette?

Keep it
you can smoke it

What are you?

You son of a b*tch

You know,

**Again, I'm sorry I can't hear what he said.**

How long have you been here?

Two years.

You have kids?

No.

You don't have to work hard then,

just do it moderately.

I want to go to South Korea
I need to earn more money

South Korea?

Eat it up.

I'm not hungry

How old is your son?

How old is he?

You don't need to know about that.

Money for this month

Only this?

It's less than the last.

You need to work (to get the money)

Is that my fault?

I should have gotten 500 more.

You want to try another job?

Zhenchen?

Hey, Zhenchen?

Zhenchen.

What are you doing?

Are you ready to present the assignment

I gave you last week?

What?

Today is the day of your presentation.

Ah, that's...

I haven't done preparing it

You didn't come to the class for a while

Are you dating someone?

You must have left your mind somewhere
Can you do the presentation next week?

Sure.

Jing Hao?

You haven't lover,
Do you?

Everyone keep quiet

You ready to do your presentation?

Yes.

Right, come to the front.

What brings you here?

Is there something happen that you come here?

I know she is here
Thats why I come.

Who do you mean?

Where is she?

She followed me

Why do you want to see her?

You want to meet her again?

I have to meet her.

That day...

I know who reported me (to the police).

Isn't it wrong to sell off a child?

**Sorry I can't hear what he said :(((((((**

Are you high on drug?

Shouldn't we help each other?

I earn money
and you have kid and wife

Isn't it enough?

What should I do then?

Those who came from North Korea

have to stay alive

They need me.

What do you think?

Is what I am saying wrong?

Sit down

Have you eaten?

Oy, give us two rice soup.

I ate it well.

Why are you here?

I received the money.

You came here to say that?

Let's come back home together

I won't be back.

Zhenchen look for his mom,

I said you went to earn money.

Please come back now.

You just come back.

I do not know what it is.

Is it drug?

You can't do that kind of job.

Don't say something like that.

Don't i live this way because of you?

Don't look for me again.

Eat before you go.

What have you done?

I have to go to the toilet.

wait here.

You don't take the ride?

Wait a minute.

Zenchen, can you stop reading it?

I have class tomorrow.

How long have you been doing that?

As my Mom committed the murder,

she ran away to South Korea.

There, she met Korean man

and start a new life.

Why are you living like this?

You still haven't fixed it?

I told you to fix it.

You have become a South Korean woman.

Your way of talking change too.

Zhenchen grew up a lot, didn't he?

I'm sorry.

For what?

I'm sorry.

When I see Zhenchen again,

I thought he will hate me.

One time during his middle school

Zhenchen didn't come home.

We are really worried.

After three days,

That kid, came back home.

And then, for some days,

he shut himself up in his room

he didn't go to school

didn't talk,

Later I learned that

that kid went alone to look for his Mom.

Do you have a good relationship
with that man?

Why are you asking about that?

It's because I'm curious

You can stop having a hard life,

it'd be nice if you meet a good person, right?

If I died,

he only have you.

I meet my Mom in Korea for the first time in 14 years

And a year has passed again.

I hate everything

I should forget and continue living...

Was Dad happy?

What?

I said, was Dad happy?

It's what your Dad has left for you.

Zhenchen

I still have a lot of things to say to you.

but God separate us.

in your bank book

is the money saved by your Mom
for the past 14 years.

Don't resent your Mom.

1997, China.

you heard it right,

you said you want to earn money in China

Don't think about anything
and just do as I told you.

you will be different from the other women.

the other women

have to send the money they earn to their family

There will be a man taking you,

live there and run away eventually.

I will take care of the rest.

It's not difficult at all.

Work hard, you need to pay your debt.

choose comfortably.

Don't ever think about doing that.

the baby is innocent.

It isn't your fault too.

How can you pregnant?

I just asked you to be more 'careful' for few months.

**Again I'm sorry I can't hear what he said**

When you can earn money again?

this baby is the first and the last

See you next time.

My baby...

can't be ...

like that bastard.

5 years later

Let's eat.