A young poet drops his girlfriend off at her parents' house and is amazed by its size. He bumps into her father, meets her mother and sister, and they all end up spending a long day together; fueled by conversation, food and libations.

The unhappily-married Bongwan runs a small publishing house and has been having an affair with a young female employee. His wife finds out about it on the very day that he's hiring the new employee Areum. In this shimmering...