Flower Island (Ggot seom)

i travelled to an ancient city in peru called machu-pichu.

noble men of the inca empire sheltered there in times of war.

a city floating in the clouds,

on the top of the highest mountain.

truly beautiful...

there were many tourists in the afternoon...

but, it was very weird at dawn

when there was no one.

some kind of spiritual energy fills the air.

one day, after drinking,

i went up to machu-pichu at dawn.

i was scared,

but i went there to pray.

Grant me a beautiful voice,

then i wil sing for weary souis.

because i...

i wasn't born to be a singer.

my voice was harsh and low.

that's why at that moment,

i promised to devote my voice to God.

the sun rose, and when i came down,

i had a high fever.

Red spots covered my entire body,

and i couldn't even speak.

i guess i was sick for two weeks.

and then,

strangely,

my singing became wondrous.

Clear and high...

peopie wanted to listen to my voice,

and they started taking note of me.

i sang in front of them.

but now i remember.

that time i made it.

the promise that i made at machu-pichu...

...was to sing for others.

but i...

i sang for myself,

for fame, for applause.

now i've been punished,

because i didn't keep my promise.

Flower island

my Lorrie

i'm not in a dream anymore

i should leave

the moon is waning

Darkness is all around me

You're slipping out of my grasp

my Lorrie

too beautiful to last

now you are out of my reach

i should leave

You can go now.

Have you eaten?

Have you eaten something?

Why did you do that?

Did you really do it for a piano?

You did it to buy a piano for Joo-hee?

i'm oknam!

Let me see your face.

Hey, let me see your face.

Get yourself something to eat.

and stay away from home for a while.

i'm leaving.

Look.

At the root of your tongue,

there's a mass growing.

it's cancer of the oropharynx.

You have a malignant tumor.

it's spread to the cervical lymph gland.

We will have to remove your tongue

and make up for your infected lymph gland.

all your lymph gland tissue will have to be removed, too.

the cancer is growing fast,

and it may block your windpipe.

Let's schedule your operation for next week.

Hey, wake up!

You, wake up!

something's wrong.

We were supposed to go to the southern sea.

Hey, mister...

What are you doing?

We've come to the last stop.

Get off.

i had to wait for you to wake up.

Where are we now?

We were going to the southern sea.

Where?

the southern sea.

the southern sea?

Let's go.

piease get off, ma'am.

this is the last stop, the last one.

the last stop on the southern sea?

You know it isn't, come on, let's go.

We're not going to the southern sea.

We're going up that mountain.

if you don't want to come with us,

hurry up and get off here.

Come on, mister... Let's go now.

no, we're not going to the southern sea.

We're going all the way up north,

up to my father's hometown.

He died last year.

We're visiting his hometown for his memorial day.

Chui-soo, why don't you say hello?

this bus is bound for the southern sea.

it's written there, mister, what's wrong with you?

but you see, we have to go north.

that's why people talk about fate.

sometimes we are destined for an unexpected path.

Right?

- it's a riot. - Fuck...

are you kidding me or what?

are you fucking nuts?

please don't do this to us, okay?

Hey!

Young lady.

You'll want to go down

before it snows any more.

Don't waste your time here.

the sun goes down quickly in the mountains.

Chui-soo, let's go.

anybody here?

What a pretty face...

How old are you?

i'll be seventeen soon.

- What? - i'll be seventeen soon.

seventeen?

- Why? - nothing.

seventeen... First year in high schooi?

Why were you going alone to the southern sea?

to meet someone.

- Who? - Just someone i know.

- a boyfriend? - no! i have no one like that.

then who?

Why? Don't feel like talking about it?

Who are you visiting?

a woman... who gave birth to me.

- Do you and your dad live alone? - no.

then with who?

a woman 11 years older than me, and my dad.

Where do you iive?

What's with all the questions?

in seoul.

i live in seoul, too.

it's my friend Genie. say hello.

Hi, Genie...

What? are you filming me?

Hey, don't!

What's your name?

Joo-hee's mom.

What is YOUR name?

i'm Oknam, meaning Let us have a son.

that's a silly name.

Yeah, i know.

but it earned my parents a son.

Where were you going?

- to Flower island. - Flower island?

Where's that?

it takes 2 or 3 hours by boat

from the southern sea. i'm not really sure, though.

Why are you going there?

my 'angel' friend lives there.

she toid me to come and visit her.

You're going there to have fun.

i'll iet you know a secret.

if you go to Flower isiand...

You will forget all your sorrow and misery there.

there's no such piace.

Yes, there is.

no, there isn't.

Yes, there is such a place.

Did you call your mom?

Which mom?

the one in the southern sea.

i don't know where she lives.

i just heard a friend of hers is at a bar called La traviata.

Her name is park Hee-jin...

that's all i know.

she must be dead.

Come on, let's go.

no, she's alive.

put her on my back!

thank you, mister.

thank you.

thank you very much, mister.

Let's go.

Come on.

aren't you coming?

What are you going to do?

We're going to the southern sea.

Where are you going?

i'm going to Flower island.

if you go to Flower island,

all your sorrow and misery will disappear.

After seeing you suffering,

a thought came into my mind.

Just...

a few days,