The film takes place mostly in a mental institution filled with an eclectic menagerie of patients. Young-goon, a young woman working in a factory constructing radios and who believes herself to be a cyborg, is institutionalised after cutting her wrist and connecting it with a power cord in an attempt to "recharge" herself, an act that is interpreted as a suicide attempt. Her delusion is characterised by refusing to eat, she instead licks batteries and attempts to administer electric shocks to herself.
Il-sun, a young male patient hospitalized for anti-social behaviour and kleptomania (stemming from schizophrenia), becomes fascinated with Young-goon; he is described as having "no sympathy" for his fellow man, believes he can "steal" other people's souls/attributes, and frequently wears handmade rabbit masks.
Il-sun, now wracked with sympathy for Young-goon, hatches an elaborate plan to get Young-goon to eat, convincing her that he can install a food-to-electrical-energy conversion unit (a "rice-megatron", as he calls it) in her back. After eating her first meal at the hospital, she starts to confide her secrets, giving an explanation of her original behaviour. The two are now connected.
Cast
- Im Su-jeong as Cha Young-goon
- Rain as Park Il-soon
- Choi Hie-jin as Choi Seul-gi
- Lee Yong-nyeo as Young-goon's mother
- Yu Ho-jeong as Il-soon's mother
- Kim Byeong-ok as Judge
- Alfred Bauer Prize, Berlin International Film Festival (2007)
- Opening Film, Hong Kong International Film Festival (2007)
- Film Presented, New York Asian Film Festival (2007)
- Official Selection (Special Screenings), SXSW (2007)
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