It is the summer of 1952, the middle of the Korean War. Sungmin and Changhee are best friends. They witness a terrible secret better left undiscovered at a deserted mill : Changhee's mother greets a G.I and Sungmin's father stands guard as her pimp. Changhee determines to seek revenge. The next day, Changhee disappears without even a word to Sungmin after setting fire to the mill where a G.I and a Korean prostitute make love. A year later, a terrible thing happens in the village...