A feisty retiree, infamous for hounding the local district office with innumerable complaints, clashes with a scrupulous young public servant. But when she discovers he's fluent in English, she suddenly tamps down and asks him to teach her. He reluctantly agrees and an unlikely bond develops, until her harrowing secrets make a very public return to the surface. Based on true events, what starts as a lighthearted Harold and Maude-style story, reveals a dark side of Korean history in this deeply moving and transformative journey.