In a downtrodden rural village a church
is built. Mr. Choi, the town elder, calls
upon Reverend Sung looking for the
man of God to become the town’s only
ray of light and task Sung with lead-
ing the church. Choi’s actual intention
is to steal the compensations given to
the villagers through the building of
the church. Min-chul, a former resident
who had disappeared one day, returns
home just in time when his family is to
receive their compensation. Not long
after arriving, Min-chul gets into an argument with Choi and when he is taken
to the police station he discovers that
the village elder is a wanted con man.
Nobody is willing to listen to Min-chul
as they distrust him and deeply trust the Reverend who believes Choi is going to
do something good for the town.

Director Yeon Sang-ho returns after the
success of The King of Pigs with a biting
look at small town Korea and corruption. The filmmaker asks the question
“Who is good and who is evil? What is
the boundary of good and evil?” with
startling effect.