The director’s parents, who owned a small construction business, became middle-class thanks to the urban development. However, they lost everything during IMF financial crisis. The bubble has burst, but they still focus on investing in real estates. For 15 years, they’ve lived in a rented house. The director hates his parents but feels sorry for them at the same time. Their obsession with real estate shows the greed of Korean society basedon development myth.
(Source: JIFF)