When the eldest grandson of Mr. Kang (Choi Seong-ho), a prominent local figure in the village of Suri in Hwanghae-do, becomes afflicted with a mysterious, life-threatening illness, the entire household is plunged in anxiety. The imminent death of the direct heir to the family name is a serious matter indeed, since the Kangs have a history of seeing their sons die young a fact that has resulted in a household teaming with widows. The family matriarch (Hwang Jung-seun) calls in the most famous shamans and has them perform healing rituals, but the illness shows no sign of improving. The family steward recommends that they bring in Ok-hwa (Yoo Ji-in), who is renowned for her extraordinary spiritual powers. While she is performing the ritual, a large snake drops down from the eaves of the house and causes a commotion. Amazingly, the incident brings about a dramatic improvement in the condition of Mr. Kang's grandson. The household buzzes with glad excitement, with everyone clinging to Ok-hwa and asking her to cure the disease outright. But Ok-hwa searches all around as if possessed by a spirit and discovers a sinister-looking gourd bottle buried deep in the ground in the pine forest. This bottle hides a bloody secret. 　　Some twenty years ago, there was, in the Kang family, a young widow by the name of Lee (Kim Yun-kyeong). Bound by strict moral codes, Lee was living a lonely life of enforced celibacy. She had taken to stabbing her thigh with a small silver knife every night in order to suppress her frustrated desires, but the wound became infected and she came on the verge of death. According to family tradition, the Kangs removed Lee to an isolated hut (called pi-makin Korean), and left her there to await her own death. The family matriarch, wishing to grant her daughter-in-law one final wish, arranged for her to spend a night with the hut keeper, Sam-dol (Nam Koong-won). Through Sam-dol's devoted care, Lee miraculously recovered and the two developed deep feelings for each other. The matriarch welcomed her daughter-in-law's recovery at first, but became enraged when she found out about Lee's adulterous relationship with Sam-dol. As punishment, the Kang family secretly murdered both Sam-dol and Lee. 　　Ok-hwa, who is in fact Sam-dol's daughter, was merely pretending to be a shaman in order to exact revenge for her father. Possessed by a real spirit, she attempts to kill Mr. Kang inside the hut but lets him go unscathed. She enters the hut, sets it on fire, and dies in the flames.

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一位落魄的年轻女作家搬进了一间廉价的出租屋，每天晚上看似虚幻的梦境都揭示了这里曾经发生的家庭悲剧，诡异的邻居，遗失的老物件都让梦境与现实之间的界限变得模糊，直到她意识到这一切似乎都是关于自己的

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青年武岛直贵在一家废品加工厂工作。他沉默寡言，总是独来独往。美丽可爱的食堂女工由美子对直贵颇有好感，经常主动接近他，而他却总是表现得十分漠然。原来，直贵心中埋着一个秘密——他有个哥哥名叫刚志，父母去世后，兄弟俩相依为命，为了能让直贵上大学，刚志铤而走险入室盗窃，不料失手杀了人，由此被判处无期徒刑。从此之后，直贵就过着不断换工作和搬家的生活，想成为一名搞笑艺人的梦想也永远地成了梦想。 　　刚志经常会给直贵写信，直贵每次都会认认真真地读信写回信。书信是狱中的刚志唯一的生存寄托，也是直贵抒解负疚感的唯一途径。 　　不料，直贵的秘密还是被工厂的同僚们知道了。受到歧视的直贵不得不离开工厂，而由美子的鼓励给了他改变现状的力量……

One evening at the turn of the century, Stephane discusses with his brother the end of the millenium, but also girls, particularly Aurelie, a classmate with whom he is secretly in love. The following day, Aurelie has a letter to give to him....