A Bizarre Love Triangle

The film jumps between 2002 Seoul, capturing Keum-Sook’s early life and relationships, and a future 2030 on the Moon, where a wedding reframes the characters’ bonds. The 2002 timeline grounds the drama in everyday struggles, while the 2030 sequence elevates their story to a cosmic, celebratory finale. These shifts create a conversation between past consequences and future reconciliations.

The story begins in Seoul, a buzzing urban setting with a comedy club, taekwondo studios, and tight-knit communities. Much of the 2002 action unfolds in intimate rooms—bars, hotels, and police stations—that reveal the characters’ private lives. In 2030, the narrative shifts to the Moon, where a wedding becomes a symbolic culmination of a chosen family that spans time and space.

💞 Love and Loyalty

The film centers a nontraditional, polyamorous bond that persists across years and mars traditional expectations. It examines how devotion can endure despite jealousy, betrayal, and societal scrutiny. The characters’ competing loyalties are tested, yet love remains a stubborn force that reshapes their sense of family.

🗝️ Secrets and Redemption

Key revelations about desire, money, and moral ambiguity propel the plot and force characters to confront what they owe to one another. Public acts of atonement—like fundraising on television—contrast with private acts of risk and theft. The story uses these secrets to explore whether redemption is possible within a fragile triangle.

🎭 Identity and Society

Societal judgments around sexuality and family shape the characters’ choices and reputations. The trio navigates stigma, career repercussions, and legal pressures that test their sense of self. The Moon wedding reframes identity as a communal, chosen family rather than a conventional arrangement.