It is about refugees who stay alive by stealing coal and US army goods on the outskirts of Yongsan, just after the Recovery of 1953. A local resident, Park Am, conspires with Choi Nam-hyeon, to demolish the village and to build a new factory. The refugees, including Kim Seung-ho and Choi Sam, strongly oppose the plan and it fails because Choi Sam kills himself and Kim Seung-ho resists it. Park Am is put into prison. As soon as Park Am is released, he bulldozes the village, in...more

It is about refugees who stay alive by stealing coal and US army goods on the outskirts of Yongsan, just after the Recovery of 1953. A local resident, Park Am, conspires with Choi Nam-hyeon, to demolish the village and to build a new factory. The refugees, including Kim Seung-ho and Choi Sam, strongly oppose the plan and it fails because Choi Sam kills himself and Kim Seung-ho resists it. Park Am is put into prison. As soon as Park Am is released, he bulldozes the village, including Kim Ji-mee, who loves him and has been waiting for him. In the end, Park Am finds the body of Kim Ji-mee and cries, holding her in his arms. (Reference : Korean Film Archive)less