After losing her son while defecting from North Korea, Myung-sun meets a fellow defector, Sin-tek, who is the leader of the Church of the Fire. Through him, Myung-sun begins to learn about the doctrines of resurrection as they settle at a small town in South Korea.
High school athlete Hanju lives in poverty but happily with her grandfather, a herb gatherer, and younger brother, who has a lower back disability. Hanju, who was rushed to the emergency room after his grandfather had been involved in an accident, visits a pastor who took care of his family.
Yeong-il is a middle-aged man who lives alone and works at a mechanical factory. A young girl named Bo-ra enters his boring and tedious life. This movie concentrates heavily on the characters and society with just a simple narrative.
