He should not have come back. He was in grave danger. He said he didn't get to meet a lot of people. And because of that, he wasn't good at joking or socializing, but it was all from his heart. Everything he said was from his heart. No, that's not exactly right. It was actually⦠because⦠he loved me.
βLater is when I realised that we never even took a single decent photo of us together.
Ifβ¦if I had known that would be the last time, I would have done something.
Something small, at leastβ¦and left something behind.
This is what I regret the most.β
βYou told me to wait until the weekend, but it took 15 years. You broke your promiseβ¦ Sunbae-nim, you canβt say anything if I get upset about it.β
I wonβt let you get away with it. I will put you away. How could you do it to that young boy? To a young kid like that! He already served his time. Do you know why he was so desperate to clear his name? Itβs not because he felt like it was unfair. It was because his parents and brotherβ¦his loved ones had to be split up because of him. He wanted to prove his innocence and reunite his family. And you harm a child like that?
Even if you donβt remember me. Iβll remember you. Iβll recognize you. I wonβt let go of your hand. As long as you are with me and recognize me. Iβll teach you ballet anytime.
I lost my memory that day as well. I donβt remember how I got there. I just heard some music and saw a ballerino before me. The boy soared, and he reminded me of the ballerino I once saw when I was little. I saw my angry father and my young self. Thatβs when I managed to come to my senses. Ever since that day, the sight of him dancing was burned into my mind.
I saw a performance today. Those young dancers were amazing, but I couldnβt find anyone as old as me on stage or in the audience. I guess thatβs only natural. What was I expecting? And I sat there, feeling envious. My father, who forbade me to dance, is long gone, but I never had the courage to even give it a try.
Everyone lives that way.
Iβve lived that way all my life, and Iβm 70 now. I know it is too late. I should give up.
βDeok-chul. We have known each other for almost 50 years now. But itβs time to say goodbye. When my own family abandoned me, youβve visited me all these years. I canβt thank you enough. Lately, I keep hearing the ocean in my ear. There are whales swimming in the vast, deep ocean, and I sail across it on the Forward. But just when I think Iβm about to move forward, I keep waking up. Am I asleep or intoxicated on medicine? I canβt tell anymore. Deok-chul. My pain is getting worse and worse. I want to be happy at least in my last moment.β
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β β Are you out on the ocean now? Have you spotted any whales yet?
NAVILLERA
2021, dir. Han Dong Hwa
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