In the 1920s, Na Hye-sok, Korea's first female artist of Western painting, is asked by her husband, Kim Wu-young, for a divorce. Wu-young is a graduate of the Kyoto Imperial University in Japan. Living a wealthy life, Hye-sok has completely devoted herself to drawing and writing. She even has four children with Wu-young. The reason for Wu-young demanding a divorce is the friendship she formed with Choi Rin during the couple's trip to Europe. Hye-sok, a female artist, is more ...more

In the 1920s, Na Hye-sok, Korea's first female artist of Western painting, is asked by her husband, Kim Wu-young, for a divorce. Wu-young is a graduate of the Kyoto Imperial University in Japan. Living a wealthy life, Hye-sok has completely devoted herself to drawing and writing. She even has four children with Wu-young. The reason for Wu-young demanding a divorce is the friendship she formed with Choi Rin during the couple's trip to Europe. Hye-sok, a female artist, is more than enough to rouse curiosity. The public sentiment regarding her relationship with Choi Rin, a signatory of the Independence Declaration, leads Hye-sok to ruin. She loses everything and ends up divorced. Hye-sok throws herself into her arts to comfort her broken heart but doesn't succeed.(Reference : Korean Film Archive)less