Merry Christmas Mr. Mo (메리 크리스마스 미스터 모)

You smoke a lot, don't you?

You need to quit smoking.

And also refrain from salty food for a while.

I'd like to see you again in 10 days.

Don't forget.

Did you hear me?

Hi, Mr. Mo!

How are you?

Going to work?

Yeah.

I'll be on my way.

Written & Directed by LIM Dae-hyung

BARBERSHOP

BARBER LICENSE Geumsan MO

Hi, Mr. Mo!

Excuse me.

Guys in this family will starve to death without me.

Here.

What is this?

Some side dishes.

Is this my brother's idea?

You think I'm some servant?

If I accept this, I would have to repay you.

Sorry, I don't want it.

What's wrong with you?

What?

What do you mean, what?

You upset my wife.

You don't have to repay family, just take it.

Am I right or am I right?

And I'm still considered a customer! Stop smoking!

Brother, please stop smoking.

What's today's date?

It's the middle of the summer!

It's scorching hot and I'm sweating my balls off!

I think you should go to a bigger hospital right away.

I can recommend one, if you like.

Do you have any relatives that live in Seoul?

Hey. How are you doing?

Me? Nothing special.

No particular reason. Just because it's the end of the year.

How about Stephen?

Is he giving you any trouble?

You should visit sometime.

Are you busy?

Son, what are you doing?

Wanna go see Dad later?

Here, look at the camera.

Stephen, what's Dad doing?

Isn't he a handsome man?

You must be tired from playing outside.

My son's such a handsome boy!

You could become an actor if you wanted!

- Merry Christmas! - Merry Christmas!

Say it to Dad, too.

TEA ROOM

Hi, Mr. Mo!

Hello, Mr. Mo!

Let's go have a glass of beer.

Hmm?

Well... I'm a little tired today.

Do you like plants?

Not really.

Try growing some fleshy plants.

It's pretty rewarding because...

it doesn't require as much work as other plants.

It even grows well in dry environment.

It's a native plant of Southern Africa somewhere.

I think you'd really enjoy it.

I've been growing it for about 5 years.

I'm talking too much, aren't I?

That's okay.

If you don't wanna hear about plants, you can just tell me.

It's interesting.

You see! I knew that we'd connect somehow!

I'm a pretty good judge of character.

I don't mean to brag in front of you but,

don't you just get a sense for those things through life experiences?

I just need one glance and I'll know.

You know, like, if I would get along with this person or not.

But not that person.

You know?

I'm somewhat of a physiognomist.

Let me see your face. You are a lonely person.

Am I being arrogant?

No, not at all.

Ah! Leaf planting! Planting leaves in vases, you know what that is?

No idea.

If I were to explain...

This stuff doesn't bore you, right?

Since a fleshy plant is so tenacious that, if you pluck just a leaf and put it in soil,

it takes care of the rest all itself.

That's what leaf planting is about.

Interesting, isn't it?

Have you always been a man of few words?

My wife taught me that.

Oh, wow, she taught you pretty well...

Sounds like she's a fun person. This is fun.

Does she go swimming as well?

No.

Do you prefer facing the wall when you drink here?

This spot is the most comfortable for me.

I see.

Ah, you're right. It is really comfortable looking at the wall.

Nice.

I'll be going in now.

Thank you for walking me.

What is your name, miss?

My name is Ja-young.

Ja-young...

Yes.

Have a good night.

See you tomorrow at the pool!

Your son's a real gentleman.

Keep your head up straight.

What do you wanna be when you grow up?

I wanna be a cop.

How come?

Cause I wanna make lots of money.

Come on, that's not really why you want to be a police officer.

I wanna catch thieves and protect the Earth.

What about you, mister?

One two, three, four.

To your left, five, six, seven and forward, eight.

One, two, three, four.

I heard you had a drink last night.

With the bank teller girl.

Surprise!

What was his name again?

He was an American movie actor...

Smoked like this.

You know?

I can remember his face, but not his name.

Which reminds me of a different person.

He was a marine.

That guy smoked like this.

He smoked like this even when he was alone.

So, I asked him why he kept smoking like that.

Just a habit, he said.

Habits are a scary thing.

Don't you think so?

Meet you at home. It's cold.

Okay.

Where have you been?

Here and there. I've been doing alright.

What do you mean here and there?

Just.

Dad called.

Your Dad?

Or my Dad?

Why did he call?

He told me to come visit with you.

Ah, I told him not to call you.

I'm gonna go wash up.

You're really persistent, aren't you?

What are you doing these days?

You don't wanna do movies again?

Let's just pretend like we're going on a vacation.

We've never gone on a vacation before.

Sounds good.

Can I have one?

Go buy your own.

Hello!

You came.

Yes.

Come sit down.

My hair's not that long.

It looks pretty long.

You know I got a perm.

So what's up, Dad?

I heard you refused the food that aunt brought you.

Uncle told me about it.

Her food is too salty.

You know that they care about you.

You should be a little nicer to them.

Why do you have to be such a grinch?

Why?

So why did you want me to come?

It's almost the anniversary of mom's death.

It's still some time away.

Delivery!

Oh, I remember now.

Remember what?

The actor's name.

Huh?

What are you talking about?

The American actor's name.

Remember the guy I said that I can remember his face but not his name?

Ah ha...

Aren't you curious?

What's his name?

Forget it. You don't really care.

What are you talking about?

I'm actually curious.

Look, bb pellets!

Do kids still play with bb guns these days?

When I was a kid, I used to go around picking up these bb's.

This entire place used to be just forest. Just trees and some graves.

We used to have bb gun fights and take naps on those graves.

Thank you.