Lee Hyun-joo and Park Dae-ri work at the same bank and live together in secrecy. Park Dae-ri has grown tired of Lee's drunken and boorish behavior and longs for a more serious and stable relationship. Park Dae-ri visits her hometown and reflects on her past traumas. Feeling all the more alienated, she returns to the city.
Two brothers—Chul-ho, an accountant with a toothache and a pregnant wife, and Yong-ho, an unemployed ex-soldier wounded in battle—navigate life in post-war Korea.