With the Girl of Black Soil (2007) - full transcript

A small village in the Kanwondo region, a 9 year old girl, her brother Tong-gu - who is mentally handicapped - and their father Hyegon. Hyegon has an accident in the mines, loses his job and receives no compensation. It becomes increasingly difficult to hold onto hope, to find another job and to cope with his children. His daughter takes her brother to an institute for handicapped pupils. A date is fixed for the demolition of their home. She decides to do all she can to help her father. So she adds a drop to his food. A little, a little more and then a little more...

Young-lim!

One, two, three.

Okay. Okay.

Stop! Tong-gu.

It's cold!

Papa!

It's cold!

There you are!

Tong-gu!

Tong-gu, please stop!

Come down!
Now we go home!



Gently..

Good job.

Are you alright?

Let's go.

Young-lim, was it good at school?

OK Tong-gu, we play matching?

Let's get the pencil.

When you study at school...

OK, then we're going to
get the ball?

Purple one you play
with in soccer...

Let's see...
Where's the ball?

That's right.

- He's eleven?
- Yes.

Tong-gu's command of the language is
that of a 3-year-old...as you know.



Same's true of his intelligence.

In his case, a special school
is where he'll have to go.

Read it,
and why don't you pay a visit?

You know, if he continues that way,
he might show behavioral disorders.

You've been cold, right?

From now on,
you tell me right away, OK?

Stop!

You want to die, bed-wetter?

You, stop!

Now, Young-lim, you want to read?

Yes.

Don't worry about it.

Feeding me is just alright.

The old man allowed him,
he started working.

But the odd thing...

in the night,
the young man disappears

and comes back
in the early morning.

You don't wear a dust mask
when at work?

You have pneumoconiosis.

See that down there,
all white already.

Should I be hospitalized?

No way. You must have
complications added to it...

Yea. So what happened to it?

Yeah...

What?

Oh...medical fee?

Damn, I've filed a lawsuit
for that matter.

Yeah...

Yeah, I know...

I told you, I know...
I'm going to go and see.

Are we going for a drink?

When?

Restaurant Kuhbook?
Yeah, excellent!

OK!

Wow, that's nice, Tong-gu.
You go to school all by yourself?

- lsn't it true, Young-lim?
- Yes.

Are you ready?

OK, let's go!

If you make it alone,
I'll buy you a nice toy.

We'll see
the cats pretty soon, OK?

Hey, Grandpa!

You left your job
due to disability?

I can work
with no problem, though.

You don't have
any special license...

If you have one, that helps
to get a job.

At the moment, landing a job is
a bit difficult.

If we find anything we can offer,
we'll contact you.

Young-lim!

Yesterday I saw Papa at the hospital,
There was much to eat.

By the way, we're moving.

It's my turn for the piano.

No, go away!

Ah! It's Young-lim!

Tong-gu, fool!
Tong-gu, fool!

You want to die?

We go.

The car doesn't have any problem?

Papa!

You had a good time?

- Wow, is it your car, Pa?
- Of course, it's mine. Get in!

- Wow, a hen! Is it ours too?
- Sure! It will lay eggs!

Wow, is it true?
Excellent!

Good, a little drive in this car?
Let's go, Tong-gu!

In the coop, the hen.

Cock-a-doodle-do!

Right by the gate,
the goose.

Quack! Quack!

Under the pear tree,
the goat.

Bleat...!

In the stable, the calf.

Moo!

In the coop, the hens.

Right by the gate,
the geese.

Under the pear tree,
the goats.

In the stable, the calves.

Deep in the mountain,
the cuckoo.

Cuckoo! Cuckoo!

In the sky, the lark.

Whistle!

Upon the stove, the cat.

Meow!

In the garden, the dog.

Bark! Bark!

Choi..Tong...

how to write your name.

Gu...

Write your name.

Choi...

Choi...

Tong...

Your father is Hyegon Choi?

Yes.

Give this to your father.

Notification...of... Eviction...

As part of the mining village
renovation project...

you must leave... the house
no later than January 31...

House to be Demolished

We dance hula, tambourine

We dance hula tambourine

I'm on the street again tonight,
amid so many strangers

This nightly street of
the city tempting us

with its neons

I don't forget the favorite song
of the one who left.

At karaoke I play with a tambourine
that's just like myself

The song I'm trying,
it's his favorite number

Me, hula,

Like a tambourine
singing and dancing

I worried about your new business.

You know nothing but mining...

- You know Yong-chul?
- Who?

Ji-sun's father!

The one who lives
in your neighborhood...

He started a business
with the indemnity.

That didn't go well, and he made up
another illness.

- For a living...
- Is that true?

What a life...

So cold.

Hey Hyegon!

You don't miss the mine?

Of course I do...

You're all alone?

I'm with a company...

And your kids?
How are they doing?

The younger one is OK,
but the older one worries me.

I don't know how I should
get him back in place...

Yea, that's not easy...

And you,
how's your union business going?

When jobs are everywhere

why just for this
in the mining town?

Arirang, Arirang, Arario...

I go into the mine, Arirang

Arirang, Arirang, Arario..

In mining town
I'm getting old with grey hair

...Come here
to make good money

but now I got nothing
but grave illness

Arirang, Arirang, Arario...

I go into the mine, Arirang

Motherfucker,

why didn't you just continue
with the farm work?

For Christ's sake,
why are you here

in this mine?

Arirang, Arirang, Arario...

Tong-gu, I'll be back in a minute.
Stay here.

Tong-gu, are you alright?

Are you hurt?

You have Seoul address.
Are you here for the casino?

Why? I shouldn't?

You know well,
the car's not insured!

What? Can't be true!

How come you don't know that?

I'm not the owner,
I simply rented it...

Huh! But that's outrageous!

See, whether you own or rent it.
you check insurance!

Have a seat!

Sit down, please!

Would you like to agree
to a settlement or not?

Hey, you crook!

Hey, stop now!

That's enough...

But what's this? You scumbag!

Grandpa, Papa is strange!

What's wrong?
Hurry, we go and see!

It's OK. He's just sleeping.

He drank too much.

Who threw the eggs over there,
like that?

It's rats that ate them all.

We have to
put some rat poison...

They said that with a new casino
everything would be OK,

but what is this?

The mine is closed.
The miners are out of job in numbers.

And everyone doesn't give a damn!
It's crazy...

We can no longer wait for negotiation
like the last fight. It was crap.

We'll have to do something this time,
we'll lie down in front of them.

and they will see
what they're going to do to us...

Good, we'll go like
that... then...

- Good, OK!
- Thanks a lot!

Hyegon!
It's been a long time...

Hyegon, what's the matter?
What happened to you?

Hyegon!

Hyegon... your indemnity.

We'll have that, I told you.

Otherwise,
the Union won't be there...

Is it OK, you...?

Tong-gu!

Tong-gu!

Tong-gu!

Tong-gu!

Didn't you see my brother?

And you?

Papa...

Young-lim?
What's the matter?

Where is Tong-gu?

Tong-gu, where is he?

I don't know...
he has disappeared...

What? Again?

Where, last time?

You stay here.

Didn't you see Tong-gu?

Young-lim, is Tong-gu back?

Papa, what do we do now?

Don't worry.
He's returning soon.

Young-lim, where are you going?

Tong-gu!

Come down quick! Now!

Tong-gu, come down!

Choi Tong-gu!

Come down quick, Tong-gu!

Tong-gu!

Tong-gu! Get down quick!

Come down, Tong-gu, please.

Tong-gu! Now!

Choi Tong-gu!

Tong-gu, come down!

Come down, Tong-gu, please.

Tong-gu!

Get down quick!

Tong-gu! Get down quick!

Tong-gu, come down!

Pa...pa...

I'm sorry.

I understand your case.
We worked together for 10 years.

Here also, due to
a planned restructuring,

much tension with the union...

Damn, I know nothing
but the miner's work...

Or, the panning,
will it be possible?

Do you want to work
with the women at panning?

Even with panning,
no opening at the moment.

Excuse me...

Young-lim.

Go to grocery
and order one more bottle.

Just tell them I'll pay later.

Tong-gu, don't go anywhere.
Stay put, OK?

Eh! Eh!...

Hey, you stop there!

Tong-gu...

Tong-gu...

Tong-gu, what's wrong?
Who did this to you?

Young-lim!

You come with me.

The rat poison,
I'll put it there.

If you see rats again,
you will do as I've shown.

Don't let Tong-gu touch it.
He'll get very very sick...

Arirang, Arirang, Arario...

The sun is going over the hill

When jobs are everywhere

why just for this
in the mining town?

Arirang, Arirang...

Papa, Jisun's father
is in the hospital.

They're moving into an apartment...

You want me to
go to the hospital too?

House to Demolish

Young-lim!

Come to visit us
at our apartment, OK?

Jisun, come, hurry!

See you again!

Papa...

Pa...pa...

My brother's name is
Choi Tong-gu.

He's 11 years old
and loves boiled eggs.

The female social worker
told me to take him here.

Young-lim, where have you been?

And Tong-gu?

Where is he?

Young-lim

Get me a glass of water.

And you, Young-lim?
You don't want to eat?

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