The Public Cemetery Under the Moon (월하의 공동묘지)

Produced by Jeil Film Co., Ltd.

A Public Cemetery Of Wol-Ha

Produced by Sim Jun-seop

Planned by Baek Sang-gi

Screenplay Kwon Cheol-hwi

Photography Director Kim Jae-yeong Light Director Yang Chan-jong

Features

Gang Mi-ae

Park Noh-sik

Doh Geum-bong

Directed by Kwon Cheol-hwi

Don't be scared.

40 years ago,

I used to narrate silent films.

But now I have changed into this.

As you can see, I was a good looking gentleman.

Now, I am going to narrate this movie.

Alas! All is vanity in life.

Little babies' dead bodies

and Emperor Qin's dead body

changed into yellow soil!

See those tombs out there. Each tomb has

its own history of joy, anger, sorrow and pleasure.

Tonight I am going to tell you

one of those stories hidden behind them.

Huh? What could be around a public cemetery late at night?

She must be a ghost.

Well, I don't care what the heck she is.

Huh? Did I kill her?

Huh? Hey, wake up! Wake up!

At this very moment, a plot to poison Wol-hyang's son

is being planned at her old house.

What are you fussing about, again?

What? Did you not hear that sound?

A ghost was crying and pulling my hair...

What? Did the ghost pull your hair?

Do you still think a cat's cry was the ghost?

Did you say the ghost pulled your hair?

What do you think you're talking about?

You mean, that sound belonged to the cat?

You've now figured it out.

-Did you force poison upon him? -Yea...yea...yeah.

-Are you sure? -Yea...yeah.

-Then, Yeong-jin is dead now. -He is surely dead.

I saw him writhing in great agony with his eyes' wide open.

It was horrible.

Nan-ju.

He died in an empty house besides you and me.

Your husband will suspect us of killing Yeong-jin.

Stop saying such things. Throw him away.

He used to lie sick in bed. He cannot suspect anyone.

And he won't be back from his business trip for one

or two more days. When he returns home,

Yeong-jin's body will have already decomposed.

No evidence.

If you give birth to a boy,

then the whole property will belong to us.

Huh?

-Huh? A car? -Your husband must be back.

What should we do?

He said he went on a business trip but he lied.

What should we do with the dead body?

Are you crazy? Are you gonna kill your husband?

Let go of me! It's all over!

I'll kill him, then myself!

You can't do that! Calm down.

Let him in the room and kill him.

Then, we can run away.

We are safe now. It was just a car passing by.

Damn car.

Why did it pass by our house of all places?

Come on. Go back to the room and get some rest.

Huh? The sound of a gayageum...

Damn gayageum...

Wol-hyang used to play the gayageum...

Why are you worrying over the gayageum sound late at night?

It's nothing.

Stay calm, Nan-ju!

Don't you hear that damn gayageum?

I hate that!

I don't hear anything.

Listen!

You're just nervous and heard a sound.

I will make up the bed. Get some sleep.

-Mother... -Yes?

Please do not leave me alone, mother.

You are breathing now.

How could they let my baby eat this poison?

How vicious they are...

Wretches!

Damn wretches!

Huh? A rooster crows already. What should I do?

Huh?

Mother. How can a dead baby cry?

-What? -How can it?

Don't you hear that?

It must be a ghost.

-What? -It was the ghost's cry.

What? A ghost?

The rooster already crowed. How could the ghost cry?

I knew it.

You were so scared and didn't let him eat poison.

You rushed madly to this room.

No...no. I...

You are so scared... You are so scared.

Then, I'll kill him!

Huh? Where is the jar of poison?

I am sure I left it around here...

Where the heck did you leave it?

Then, did the damn baby swallow the poison?

Move back!

The seed of trouble must be removed.

If you survive,

you and I will be trouble for each other.

Mother, you lied to me.

No. If you kill him with a knife, you will leave evidence.

Then, we must go to the gallows.

I don't wanna die. I do not want to die!

Then, I'll kill him with my hands.

If you must kill him, then do it quickly

and lessen his pain. Come on.

-Huh? -Open the door!

-Mother, what should we do? -Open the door!

Come on, go out and open the door.

They say a person comes just when you are talking about him.

You have to be calm now.

-Damn baby... -Come on, go out. Now!

Open the door!

God save us.

If Yeong-jin were to die, what should we do?

Save us, merciful Buddha.

You told me to go away on business.

I had a bad dream last night and came back.

-Anything happened? -No.

Huh?

Honey, go inside and change your clothes.

-I'll bring Yeong-jin to you. -Is he better?

He cannot recover overnight.

He has gotten better or worse.

Bring him to me now.

Come on, go in.

Why is a scabbard here?

No quilt shows that she didn't sleep yet.

What was she doing late at night?

Damn boy! Sleep now!

Do you know your father came back and gave me a hard time?

Give him to me. God saved us. God saved us.

Watch your mouth.

Do you want me to die?

Be quiet and take him with you.

Stop talking and give him medicine.

He is crying because he is hungry and not sick.

Then, feed him.

-Where is the wet nurse? -I almost forgot.

She got a telegraph that her father is sick

and went to him.

Then, did you let him go hungry?

Honey.

How can a mother starve her baby?

Get away from him!

Mother, what are you doing up there?

Go out and make some thin rice gruel!

Stop dillydallying, will you?

She is old. How can you work her so hard?

You go out and make it!

I can't believe it.

Nan-ju, we have nothing to make rice gruel.

You are shiftless.

Add some water to the steamed rice and boil it.

What? With steamed rice?

Honey! What are you doing out there? Bring it quickly.

Warm it up with an electric cooking stove.

What are you doing? Hurry up!

-We don't have any rice. -What? No rice?

We never cooked rice, you know.

-We had Chinese food delivered. -Oh, god. What should we do?

What? Did rats eat it up?

-Huh... -Quiet.

What should we do now? What did you do at home

while they ate it up?

Come on, move. Wash rice and prepare it for cooking!

Oh, my. What should I do?

Oh, my poor baby.

It is so pitiful.

Oh, my poor baby is so hungry and exhausted.

Stay away from him!

Are you human? Don't you have a conscience?

What? Human?

I did nothing wrong to think it over.

That's a plausible excuse.

I dreamed of Yeong-jin's mother last night.

She asked me to protect Yeong-jin.

Unless I returned home,

Yeong-jin would starve to death.

What?

Honey, that's ridiculous.

If you don't love me anymore, then tell me, will you?

And now you are falsely accusing me.

Oh, my. You let your former wife die and now it's my turn?

What? You killed Yeong-jin's mother!