No one can break the continuous sequence of times of the year, when in the beginning everything begins to emerge, then grows, and finally disappears. Two Buddhist monks, who live alone in a hut on the lake, are watching this life cycle. With the advent of a certain season of the year, their souls are filled with the corresponding energy that in some cases can lead seemingly innocent souls to tragedy.
They are not capable of escaping the laws of the world, nor are they able to live without the desires, feelings, and passions that surround us all. Kim Ki-duk’s amazingly beautiful and unhurried masterpiece about the hardships of life and the eternal search for one’s self.