Jae-sup, a thirty-two-year-old man who teaches Korean at a night school, refuses to communicate with anyone other than a hooker he meets on the street. He goes to a college reunion when he hears that his old flame and alumna Hye-kyung is getting married, but gets mad at himself for not being as socially mature as her. When a new student called So-hee enrolls at the night school, Jae-sup senses her pain. He finds himself attracted to So-hee, who seems to be both naive and matu...more

Jae-sup, a thirty-two-year-old man who teaches Korean at a night school, refuses to communicate with anyone other than a hooker he meets on the street. He goes to a college reunion when he hears that his old flame and alumna Hye-kyung is getting married, but gets mad at himself for not being as socially mature as her. When a new student called So-hee enrolls at the night school, Jae-sup senses her pain. He finds himself attracted to So-hee, who seems to be both naive and mature. So-hee, a sixteen-year-old high school girl, does not seem to have financial problems at home, yet cannot find any warmth in her life. One day when she is sick and tired of her middle-aged lover's demands to sleep together, So-hee runs into Jae-sup on a subway platform. Having followed her home and seen Jae-sup, the middle-aged man confronts her, so So-hee gets angry and takes off. Having experienced a friend's suicide, trading sex with a middle-aged man for money, pregnancy and abortion, the sixteen-year-old girl has been through the depths of despair. Jae-sup wants to soothe her pain but cannot approach her. The differences in their ages and social backgrounds interfere with their relationship....less