Lee Kun-hwi

Cinema Aekwan

Welding engineer Cheol-taek is diagnosed with terminal cancer one day. This news begins to affect not only his only daughter Jeong-mi, who works as a bit-part actress, but also the lives of Hyun-sook, who had effectively divorced Cheol-taek and was enjoying retirement after finishing her career as a civil servant; Ok-nam, Hyun-sook's mother approaching her nineties; Cheol-taek's older brother Kwan-taek; and Kwan-taek's grandson Dong-min.

Jinju, a film director, is a week away from filming her movie. However, she feels helpless with the most important filming location, the café, suddenly under construction. Fortunately, a friend introduces her to a 50 year old traditional café called “Samgakji coffee shop” located in Kyeongnam Jinju. She likes the “Samgakji coffee shop”…but there is a twist; the place is scheduled to be demolished.

Min-hyeong, a musician working in Mullae-dong, is preparing to move out after failing to renew his lease. One day, he meets Jee-an, a welder, and as they grow closer, he begins to write the final track of his album.

28-year-old Cho Eun-il, she has a tumor that grows hair, teeth, and eyes living in her ovaries. For what reason? Her boyfriend, mom, and her friends, they all have their own theory why this monster was created. The deformed tumor starts talking to her.