Moss

Synopsis: A mysterious person calls a young man and informs him that his estranged father has died in a country village. The curious son travels to the town to discover what happened. From there out the audience is led on a thrilling and hauntingly atmospheric journey into the history of the father and the truth about his relationship to the threatening and violent locals. The film is 2h40m, long even for Korean standards, but it is the magically haunting and at the same time threatening atmosphere in the film that sustains the audience interest. Let yourself be carried away...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Woo-Suk Kang
Production: CJ Entertainment
  7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
NOT RATED
Year:
2010
163 min
61 Views


SAMDEOK PRAYER HOUSE

Satan is...

Not far, but always nearby.

He will sweet talk you

into the eternal abyss of evil!

Always beware.

See that Detective Chun?

The Devil is close by,

always out to get you.

The Day of Judgment is near.

This is insane.

l run this place on small subsidies

and offerings from our sisters.

But since he came here,

the well's run dry.

Be frank.

You mean he's raking in

all the cash, right?

Nothing gets by you, Detective.

Want me to throw him in jail?

For life!

Who am l to forgive?

We can all attain forgiveness.

Goodness consoles us in pain.

The pharmacist in town's

looking to sell his land.

How's $3 per square meter?

Bring it down to $2.

Believe in your goodness.

Remember everyone.

Your faith starts right here.

You bastard!

Sweet talking 'em!

Then racking up all their money!

Sh*t.

KlM So-chul, $550.

HAN Man-ok, $700.

LEE Nan-jung, $460.

KlM Gan-nan, $320.

KlM Mak-nae, $280.

CHUN Soo-man, $240.

GO Deok-soo, $460.

They asked me to buy land with that

to build a place to live.

They said you took the money!

They didn't give it to you!

The director must've forced them.

Ask my brothers and sisters.

They all signed

an agreement with the director.

Every one of

their signatures is there!

Give it up and return the money.

Let us pray.

That stubborn bastard.

Did he make a lot?

Don't think so.

He came back from Vietnam.

Heard he killed someone there

during the war.

After that he just stayed

Made better money.

He's married

and has a son, too.

Why'd he come here?

Says he wants to repent

for his sins in Vietnam.

He started eating

only natural food.

Then he went into isolation

and didn't budge for weeks.

Says he read the Bible 50 times.

Why are they following

that man around?

Thought l was good with people...

But RYU is really something.

The way he looks at

the people who've sinned...

lt's so peaceful and comforting.

Man, you fell for it, too?

Hell no! But almost.

l realized it's the Devil's doing.

A petty thief steals meaningless things,

but the Devil takes the heart.

So they started handing over

money, land, everything!

To him!

Really?

He won't last long in there.

Detective CHUN asks

if you wanna talk, now.

You don't?

Son of a b*tch!

Stop! Wait!

ls he dead?

He's not moving.

Welcome.

Ah, thank you.

Keeping that bastard in check?

Yes, but there's a problem.

Why aren't you doing as l ordered?

Didn't you hear?

l sent three tons of rice

to your father! Fool!

l know.

Take 'em back, sir.

Just don't make me do this.

Please, sir.

Drop it, sir.

l can't do it.

Anyone who hurts Mr. RYU

is sure to go to hell.

Are you crazy!

What's so special about him!

A petty thief steals things,

but the Devil takes the heart.

How the hell does he steal

people's hearts?

You're really something.

A master at winning people over.

The director will surely be judged.

You're planning something,

aren't you?

Of course not.

Everything is be judged.

lf anything happens to him...

You'll die in there.

Shouldn't you worry about

saving yourself first?

Fear will save you.

l'll rip that mouth off!

How did you convince the fools

in here they'll be saved?

l didn't save or help anyone.

They realized that on their own.

One question.

Judgment, you say?

You're talking the bastards

into helping you get revenge, right?

Am l on your hit list, too?

Tell me.

Just curious, that's all.

May l ask you for a favor?

The hell! l'll shoot you!

Do l look like one of your henchman!

Son of a b*tch.

So, what's the favor?

Young-ji?

She's probably in the park.

Are you Young-ji?

Young-ji?

Yes.

Can l borrow your Bible

to look up something?

Page 1 15.

Exodus Chapter 21 , verses 24 and 25.

Exodus... Oh, here it is!

Chapter 21 ...

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth,

hand for hand, foot for foot.

The Bible's a killer!

That's justice!

What's this?

PARK Chil-gu, RYU Jung-dae,

NA Pan-su, AHN Tae-jun

PARK Chil-gu, RYU Jung-dae,

NA Pan-su, AHN Tae-jun

PARK Chil-gu, RYU Jung-dae...

They're the bastards?

They raped Young-ji, got her pregnant,

then chased her out of town.

What do l do with them?

Teach them a lesson.

Please! No!

We're sorry!

Don't be.

Men can do that.

Please! No!

You threw a newborn baby

in this river so this'll do.

- Rip their balls off!

- Sure thing.

You bastards!

Bastards.

Bastards.

Please! No!

The hell?

l am a henchman. Sh*t.

That won't do anything

to their balls!

You didn't even touch it?

lt's made especially for you.

A heavy body clouds the mind.

Then, you succumb to sin.

You really are something.

Thank you for doing the favor.

Forget it.

l thought you were just

a con-man at first.

You're no god.

l thought you tricked folks

out of their money.

But l was wrong.

Your methods may be different,

but you have a sense ofjustice.

l've been a detective for 20 years.

l've caught and locked up

all kinds of criminals.

But some bastards never change.

They get out, sin again,

then l throw 'em back in.

Sh*t!

l'm sick of it!

Mr. RYU?

Let's get you out of here.

How about us taking 'em...

The bastards with nowhere to go,

and living with 'em?

The salvation you talk about...

lsn't it something like this?

With you there,

l think l can do it.

People who want to be born again...

Are there really people

who want to be born again?

Of course.

MOSS:

Sir!

ls he dead?

Looks like it.

Flip his eyelids.

He's dead for sure.

Hello?

Hello, Prosecutor PARK Min-uk.

Who's this?

Oh, RYU Hae-guk!

l heard you got transferred.

All thanks to you,

l'm working out in the country.

Sorry to hear that.

l hear there's no glory

for you either, Mr. RYU.

You lost your job and split

with your wife.

Sorry to hear that.

Still keeping tabs on me?

Remember, if you do anything wrong,

l'll always find out.

Why'd you call?

Let me ask you something.

How humble of you.

Go ahead.

Tell me one thing.

Son of a b*tch.

Tell me honestly. You know

l didn't do anything wrong!

You know what moss is?

Live quietly like the moss

stuck on a rock.

Leave your cell phone on and

know that l'm always watching you.

And make a mistake.

The sooner the better.

You really are hopeless.

Hello? Hello?

Hey!

Since when did l become

the offender?

Then why didn't you settle

when l told you?

l had to work this past holiday

cuz of you!

Your face says you're an offender!

Especially those eyebrows!

No need to investigate you!

Sorry, Mr. Prosecutor.

Let's see who's

the real offender now.

Wait!

l can easily make you

the perpetrator.

- Why?

- So let's just settle.

Why should l settle

when l didn't do anything wrong?

The law is not always fair.

Your face tells me

you're an offender!

Especially those eyebrows!

No need to investigate you!

Think of it as going

on vacation to a nice, quiet place.

Mr. RYU's son is coming.

- Son?

- He had a son?

Hello.

What?

His son.

His son's here?

How did he know?

Welcome.

- l'm the village chief.

- l see.

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