The twilight of a world where man and beast live and work side by side in symbiosis based on mutual respect. Choi is an 80-year-old farmer. Besides his wife, helping him work the land for over 30 years has been an ox. This simple story of farm life caught Korean audiences by surprise; despite industrialization and a strong economy, there lingers a nostalgia for the country's rural past. Drawing on his own rural background, it took film director Lee some 5 years to find the right man-ox team. The film won an award at the International Pusan (Busan) Film Festival and was presented at the Sundance Indie Festival, going on to become a box office hit at home, with 3 million tickets sold. <%YOUTUBE=Xk-et9XYUjw%>
