Depicting the struggles of Filipinos in rural areas under the brutal Marcos regime, a family of poor farmers tries to overcome the challenges brought on by corruption and greed for power spanning 1971 to 1987.

二十九年的监狱生涯终于完结，海明尼哲度返回自己熟悉的地方。他要取回失去的财富、土地，及爱情，并杀死一个偷走他一切的人——他的挚友。

“菲律宾的赌场由车武湜来接收!” 2000年，以独有的顽强毅力熬过孤儿院、监狱、特殊部队，甚至当过英文讲师的武湜在经营赌场酒吧时被国税厅查缉，因此逃亡到了菲律宾。武湜以卓越的临机应变能力和毅力，获得了在当地遇见的闵会长青睐，正式展开了他的赌场事业。他以谋略掌握了菲律宾政经界，甚至和造王者丹尼尔见面，赌场事业蒸蒸日上。然而，闵会长突然的死亡让武湜成为了嫌犯，他在和牵制自己的势力角力的同时一路逃亡。加上过去信赖的小弟们纷纷背叛，韩国驻警又开始追查他。金钱当前，人们在各种背叛与生死关头激烈交锋。最后坐上王位的人将会是谁？

Hilarion Zabala, a former master sergeant, is tormented by a strange smell. The diagnosis is phantosmia, i.e. olfactory hallucinations, where he perceives smells that do not actually exist. His doctor attributes this to past trauma and recommends that he confront and recall his dark military service period as a solution. Zabala, willing to take on any task, voluntarily visits a military base and is eventually assigned to a remote island penal colony. However, another horrific reality awaits him there.
From religious bloodshed to human rights abuses against women, the various forms of violence created by humans are still structurally and routinely pervasive. How can justice and salvation be achieved in an age of violence? Can violence used to prevent violence ever be justified? Deep anguish is reflected through the contemplative black-and-white imagery. (BOO Kyunghwan)