Yang Jun

Yong-ho, a criminal with a criminal record for attempted murder, was fleeing on a motorcycle to avoid being pursued by the police. However, he collided with a girl who was crossing the sidewalk, causing an accident and being arrested by the police pursuing him. Yong-ho, who was arrested, is released after serving three years in prison.

“Flatterer” tells the story of various quirky high school students who relate to each other while navigating their school lives. Park Gun is a student who transfers to a countryside school and becomes the subordinate to his older classmates.

The film follows the story of a grumpy elderly man, Soon-cheol, who runs a traditional family restaurant called Dongbaek for three generations. Due to economic difficulties, the restaurant faces closure, and Soon-cheol, along with his son and grandson, struggles to keep it afloat. Things take a dramatic turn when a large food corporation offers to franchise the restaurant, which initially excites the family. However, it’s soon revealed that this offer is linked to the painful history of the Yeosu-Suncheon incident, where Soon-cheol's father was killed by soldiers. The conflict between remembering the past and embracing the future becomes central as Soon-cheol grapples with old wounds.