Welcome to Dongmakgol (웰컴 투 동막골)

Presented and distributed by Showbox / Mediaplex, Inc,

Produced by Film It Suda

September 1950, in the thick of the Korean War,

Allied Forces led by WWII hero MacArthur succeed in Incheon Landing,

Most of the Communist People's Army soldiers

were isolated by this operation died or hid deep in the mountains,

Allied Forces carried out indiscriminate bombings

to clear out the People's Army everywhere,

Some of these places were civilian areas, too,

Welcome to Dongmakgol

Contact the general.

Yes, sir.

High Comrade.

We can't go on like this.

Give the order, comrade.

High Comrade, let us live! Let us live!

Let us live, please!

High Comrade, please take me with you.

Why aren't you following orders from Command?

Please take me with you.

Comrades!

You can't keep doing this.

I can go, I can make it!

Look

Look!

I can make it alone.

I can make it alone.

High Comrade!

One more word out of you and you're dead.

We are taking all of them with us.

Watch out!

Get up!

Comrades!

What's your problem?

What are you doing? Huh?

Mister?

Please...

Don't kill me

Please!

How will we ever get to Pyongyang like this?

Unless you want to get caught and killed, follow me.

Are you sure we'll make it?

Don't worry.

I'll protect you, no matter...

Damn it!

We'll move after sunset, so get some sleep.

I'm Moon Sang-sang.

I don't know your story, but, still...

you shouldn'tjust go and do that!

What unit are you from?

I'm real glad to meet up with you here.

Ex-excuse me?

It's dangerous to go off by yourself!

What was that?

- I think it was a person. - Hey! What is it?

There are snakes!

Snakes here.

This is a Snake Rock.

Was that you just now, swished past?

You saw?

You saw me!

I'm kinda fast.

I'm real strange. I don't run out of breath...

And I swing my arms like this And my legs get faster,

and then my arms get faster, and then...

The ground rushes past, and...

- I'm real fast - What are you talking about?

Your arms go like that,

- and then your legs get...? - High Comrade!

She has a flower in her hair.

Don't lie here.

Snake bites hurt big.

They hurt really big!

Don't move!

Still there?

Come out of there.

Come on!

Idiots!

Wow! What was that noise?

How wonderful!

Flowers!

Pretty?

Dumb bitch...

High Comrade!

- Let go! Let go of me! - Please be calm

I'll kill you too Let go of me!

- Let go of me! - Calm down, sir!

Where's she going?

Give it here, comrade!

Must be a village here.

Then, maybe the Puppet Army, too?

No way there's any army here.

Shouted with a gun, but she didn't even blink...

Never seen this kinda thing before.

No way there's any army here.

Come over here.

First, we need find the village.

We'll get there and eat

- And get somee food... - High Comrade!

There might be snakes, so let's go elsewhere and talk

Where are you going?

Didn't you hear there are snakes?

But, we're the People's Army!

People's Army can't get bit and die?

We have no bullets. You wanna pull a grenade?

- Look, even High Comrade is going. - I'm not going for fear of snakes.

Then why are you, sir?

What kind of greeting is that?

Thrusting a stick in a man's face

Is there really a village up this way?

You think I'd take you if there weren't?

Geez, this is one tough climb!

We could take an easier road if you want.

But we'd get there tomorrow.

Do you always use that route?

We don't come out often.

But a while ago,

this big guy drop down...

He's real sick so I came out to pick some medicinal herbs.

A village way up here!

This is our village, Dongmakgol.

Dongmakgol?

They say it's named that so we'd live carefree, like children.

Live carefree?

I don't know what's behind it.

Just always been called like that, since way back.

How are you?

What?

How are you?

How do you think I am? Uh?

How do you think I am? Look at me!

I mean, look at me.

I'm tied up with sticks

You know I feel like shit!

- Shit! - Not going well?

It's strange...

You can see, like it says here, sir...

- I can't read that. - Yes, sir.

Well, if I say, 'How are you? '

He should say, 'Fine, and you? '

That's the right American answer...

So then I can say, 'I'm fine'

Only then is this a completed thing,

but he's a bit...

Why isn't he doing as he should?

Is he picking a fight?

Let's try a bit more.

Do you... Do you speak english?

Village Chief!

Dal-soo's bringing some folks!

From the mountain below!

- Where they from? - Come see!

They've got gourds on their heads,

and real long sticks in their hands!

Village Chief, come quick!

Thank you.

No, no. Wait, wait!

Wait a second, come back here. Hey come back here, man!

Wait, don't go anywhere. Come back!

O... Ok, Ok, Ok.

Wait, come back! Come back!

They got lost, sir.

They're gonna sleep over.

We'lljust stay a night, sir.

We're good people.

Welcome!

You've come far.

This is our Village Chief.

Have you had something to eat?

How're you feeling?

With these herbs, you'll be up in no time.

He's UN, sir.

I knew it!

I knew it! I knew you guys would come to get me.

Thank you so much you guys. Thank god you guys are here.

Thank god.

My name is Captain Neal Smith Captain Neal Smith of US Navy

Thank god you guys have come.

How come there's only two of you?

Where's the rest of you guys?

Do you guys understand me?

Hey, where you goin?

Wait, wait! Where you goin? Come back! Get back here!

How did he...?

Dropped from the sky, three or four days ago.

He almost died...

How do I look?

It's sleeping. Don't make noise.

Be quiet!

My fault, asking a crazy girl.

Dong-goo, am I one of those crazy girls?

Is there more than one crazy girl in our village?

You put flowers in your hair, don't you?

- Do lots know beside you? - Sure.

Just as long as Teacher Kim doesn't know.

He says so, that you're crazy.

Walk faster!

Snakes not bite while I was away?

Guess not. You look fine.

It's Teacher Kim!