High school student Min-sik moves to a rural village with his family. There he meets Ye-joo, a classmate who became a social outcast after her father was accused of murder.
Returning from eight years abroad at work and in prison, Jeong-il struggles to reconnect with his wife and their young daughter, Ye-sol, whom he barely knows.
Hyo-jeong, a 69-year-old woman, is raped—but few people, including the police, are willing to believe what she says.
During a time of poverty and despair in the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, a satirical street play that pokes fun at the ruling class while giving a prophecy of ‘a new leader to save the world’ becomes immensely popular among the people. The author of the fable, Heung-boo, subsequently gains fame around the country and is sought after by both the oppressive political power and the rebellion leader who want to use his name and talent for their differing agendas.
The protagonist, a film director, prepares to start a new project. He visits the home of a woman with whom he appears to be friends, following a failed romance. The man tells the woman the story of his new film.
Choyeop is an uptight girl in her 20s. She meets up with her old friend Kangii with the intention of finding out whether she has feelings for him. However, when their mutual friend Doa joins them, Doa’s direct and wild personality starts bothering Choyeop. Choyeop suspects that Kangii and Doa like each other, but as the afternoon unfolds, Choyeop is left rather surprised by what she discovers.
Lesbian couple Sun-woo and Hee-suh buy a small apartment, which they’ve put everything for. But when Sun-woo loses her job and injures her leg, their relationship begins to sour while Hee-suh is sorely responsible for paying the mortgage and interest. Their stress level reaches a fever pitch when a foul odor starts to emanate from downstairs.
Jay, a promising young writer, is about to publish her new book. Geonwoo, Jay′s roommate and lover, works as an English instructor at a private institute and silently assists Jay. Both of them care about each other and are happy as they are. However, Jay’s unplanned pregnancy brings huge changes, causing conflicts between the two.
In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.
In a crime city, grandmother tries to drink euthanasia pills.
Hyunho and Junghee are in their 20s and have been married for two years. Dreaming of becoming an actor, Hyunho quits his job and begins going to acting auditions. Junghee can’t find a job because of the fact that she’s married. On a cold winter day, the contract for their unheated single-room flat expires and the two start looking for a new home. They come across a couple of similar age living in a spacious, luxurious house. They fall into despair. Pushed by a sheer desire to earn money, Hyunho goes back to work but keeps it a secret from Junghee, who still supports his dream.
A man determines to kill himself every day, but continues with his life because he forgets to end himself due to alcoholic dementia. A severely alcoholic woman is living her life under grief and helplessness. These two utter strangers run into each other and set off to finish their lives together.
The Waves of Winter captures the story of a woman returning to her hometown, which she neglected for many years, and a man who follows her traces.
Hyun-ji, a woman stuck in the past, incessantly listens to a recording of the good days, inconveniencing the people around her. After her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, a poet, ends, her sadness leads to her to be quiet and antisocial. Meanwhile, old friends Ga-young and Yu-jun meet on the street by happen chance. Ga-young remembers Yu-jun, however, Yu-jun does not remember Ga-young. Chance has it, the two are headed to the same poetry reading event. This meditative and interconnective narrative explores the moment of impact when conflict becomes the catalyst for inner healing. A fleeting story about things we’ll never see again.
After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
A week left before the Asteroid Sadness hit the earth, Jae-gui holds funeral for his dead wife Min-hee. Their daughter Seong-a refuses to take part, saying it’s no use doing a funeral before the apocalypse. However, Jae-gui roams around to find a mortician, funeral clothes and fruits for the funeral. The daughter tries to stop Jae-gui and some men raids the hall. Against all odds, Jae-gui carries on with the funeral and the hidden truth is revealed at the last moment. Min-hee and Jae-gui faces each other without secrets. With a smile in his face, Jae-gui thinks about feelings.
Young-eun, an ornithologist living in reclaimed land along the waterfront, receives a phone call from Cheol-seung, the representative of the apartment one day. Cheol-seung asks Young-eun to perform an autopsy on the bird's body, and Young-eun finds out that the bird brought by Cheol-seung is a black-faced spoonbill, which is an endangered species.
Early one morning in Gangnam, three grim-faced individuals get into a black van. They will face their final moments in life in a secluded countryside motel. In the hushed silence of the motel room, the three are set to spend their farewell night, telling his or her life story to the others.