Working miracles with only a single set and a handful of characters, Korean director Kim Ki-Duk creates a wise little gem of a movie. As the title suggests, the action takes place in five distinct episodes, but sometimes many years separate the seasons. The setting is a floating monastery in a pristine mountain lake, where an elderly monk teaches a boy the lessons of life--although when the boy grows to manhood, he inevitably must learn a few hard lessons for himself. By the time the story reaches its final sections, you realize you have witnessed the arc of existence--not one person's life, but everyone's. It's as enchanting as a Buddhist fable, but it's not precious; Kim (maker of the notorious The Isle) consistently surprises you with a sex scene or an explosion of black comedy; he also vividly acts in the Winter segment, when the lake around the monastery eerily freezes. --Robert Horton
So-yeon (Park Min-young) is an animal groomer who works in a pet shop. One day she gets stuck with a Persian cat named Silky when its owner suddenly dies. From then on So-yeon is constantly haunted by a bobbed hair girl with green cat-like eyes who turns her life turns into turmoil. The presence of the girl and the sound of Silky's cries start to close in on her life more and more as series of mysterious deaths occur around her.
After the suicide of troubled high school student Ki-tae his father starts to investigate his son's school life to find the whys and hows which led his son to take his own life. We learn about his son and his two best friends and the cracks which formed in their friendship which led to them reaching a point of no return. Special Features: Boys' - Director Yoon Sung-Hyun's 30 Minute Short Film Theatrical Trailer
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