In a quiet neighbourhood of the South Korean capital Seoul, 30-year-old Jung Won operates the small photographic studio he took over from his father. His customers are local people who leave their pictures to be developed, or if it’s a special occasion they might ask to be photographed. Jung Won lives within a loving family circle which includes his father, his married sister and her children; he, however, hasn’t yet married in spite of the fact that girls seem interested. His voluntary solitude doesn’t stem from a desire to remain free of the bonds of marriage nor from disappointment. And when he meets his childhood sweetheart after many years his only response is a slight nostalgia. No one suspects that the young man is seriously ill and is trying to come to terms with his own mortality; he knows there isn’t much time left him on this earth. Even so, he desires love and, indeed, meets an attractive young policewoman named Darim who awakens deep feelings of tenderness within him. The girl doesn’t know that his fate has been decided long ago, but neither does she suspect that hers has too.