军队

600,000 soldiers serve the South Korean military to counter the North Korean aggression. All Korean men must serve in the military in their youth. The film follows Woochul's journey of the mandatory service to reveal how he is shaped into being a part of the collective. "You belong to the country for two years", Woochul's friend jokes as he follows him to the enlisting ceremony. The film follows the qigou.cc entire two years to draw a portrait of Woochul's disenchanting struggle to find his identity. The humor drawn within the rituals of the military traverse against Woochul to embody his recurring nightmares. Dreamlike images and sounds echo that of impressions of youth and memories of their military days to provoke a collective dream of a nation still divided by a cold war.