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The Dog Eating Up Shadows
7 years ago, Namo, installation artist in Beijing, fell and lay unconcious in a stroke, cerebral infarction. He recovered after strenuous rehabilitation period and came to Jeju Island for his exhibit. He met Moonsoo, who planned and designed his exhibit and came across the lives of the people in Jeju. He came to look back on his past and began to vaguely figure out the reasons of his confusing life. His wife who left without any notice, Moonsoo who still hurts in his heart from what Namo did to him 7 years ago, the town mayor who chose suicide after telling his lifetime secret to Namo, and Artist Namo himself who is still confused about his exhibit topic, the dog eating shadows, through which he wanted to describe a dog that eats a person's hope by eating his shadows. Namo went back to Beijing and was faced with the reasons of his confusion...
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7 years ago, Namo, installation artist in Beijing, fell and lay unconcious in a stroke, cerebral infarction. He recovered after strenuous rehabilitation period and came to Jeju Island for his exhibit. He met Moonsoo, who planned and designed his exhibit and came across the lives of the people in Jeju. He came to look back on his past and began to vaguely figure out the reasons of his confusing life. His wife who left without any notice, Moonsoo who still hurts in his heart from what Namo did to him 7 years ago, the town mayor who chose suicide after telling his lifetime secret to Namo, and Artist Namo himself who is still confused about his exhibit topic, the dog eating shadows, through which he wanted to describe a dog that eats a person's hope by eating his shadows. Namo went back to Beijing and was faced with the reasons of his confusion...
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