All language subtitles for The Ball Shot by a Midget

When you cross-fertilize a large pea
and a small pea,

you can always get the large one.

You means if you get married
when you grow up

you can have a normal kid,

not a midget like your father?

Yes, that's right.
And once l start to learn eugenics

l can understand throughly.

Yeong-ho, beat him up.

lf you call my dad midget again
l'll kill you.

You son of...

Yeong-ho! Stop it!

He teased my dad,
calling him a midget

so Yeong-ho beat him hard.

Come here...

129cm.

Now you are taller than dad.

Oh my! What if
everybody is taller than him?

He will be so ashamed of himself.

Then you want to be smaller
than dad?

Yeong-ho...

l'm sick and tired of hearing
a midget or something.

You fool!
How dare you let out that words.

The midget's house

The Ball Shot by a Midget

Based on novel by Se-hee Jo

Yang-ja Jeon, Sung-kee Ahn

Chu-leon Kim, Bo-la Geum

Directed by Won-se Lee

But if you promise, l'll allow you.

What promise?

Promise that you wouldn't
become a saltfarm worker.

Although everyone work
for a saltfarm

l will be studying hard
to be a great man.

l promise.

When did you come out of prison?

Just now...

Have a seat.

l saw you and that's enough.

l said sit down.

l'm not the only one who's changed.

So don't look at me like that.

Should you leave?

Myeong-hee, come play with me!

No, l won't.

Why?

l won't unless you rub out
what you wrote on a jar stand.

Myeong-hee likes Yeong-su.

But l can't do that.

Why?

Because the cement was already set.

Will you make me to earn money?

lt's a burden to keep my virginity

and an obstacle to making money.

l broke my promise.

But if you promise, l'll allow you.

What promise?

Promise that you wouldn't
become a saltfarm worker.

Although everyone work
for a saltfarm

l will be studying hard
to be a great man.

- Really? Promise me.
- Yeah, l promise.

l will never be a poor man.

Then touch me.

lt's small but quite warm.

- Enough?
- Yes.

You are the only one
who touched my breast.

lf you keep your words
that you said before,

l'll allow you to do
whatever you want.

l... l didn't keep my words.

As a child what you dream of
is an ideal,

but in reality,
it's totally different.

When you cross-fertilize a large pea
and a small pea,

you can always get the large one.

You mean if you get married
when you grow up

you will have a normal kid,
not a midget like your father?

Yeong-ho.

Brother! Now you are here!

You still work for car washing?

What made you defy him?

You got fired, locked up
in a cell... but don't worry.

You gonna find another job soon.

Go inside and wait for me.
Let's go home together.

Well...

Well...

Yeong-ho!

Bulee, here!

l'll never see you blow
a trumpet any more, huh?

Wanna hear a tune?

lt was good old days...

Everybody was happy with your music
and amused at my dancing.

Uh...

Darling...

You like what you do now?

lt's pretty much like a textile
factory but a lot cleaner.

Good. You better recover your health
while working here.

That's what l'm thinking,
l get a small salary though.

- Um, it smells like a saury.
- No, it's mackerel.

l think mom broils fish
to celebrate Yeong-su's release.

- Dad!
- Hey.

- Father, when are you back home?
- Yeong-su.

Hey. lt feels like an empty house
without you.

You're not gonna leave
any more, right?

So good to see you guys.

- Mom, dinner's ready yet?
- l'll make a big dinner.

- Hi, madam.
- Hi.

l rent children's room
since you were not here.

Your father is not going to travel
any more

so you guys should do much to help.

Most of a circus troupe was
nearly closed.

lt was disbanded.
What are they all gonna do?

Your father is old enough
to take a rest.

Do me a favor?

l want monthly rent, not the lease
of a room on a deposit basis.

But if l don't make full use of
deposit money

l can get into debt...

Why don't you fix my kitchen
and make one more room?

The Cosmic Laws

l do think my room is
a little too small for a family
of five to live in.

When you're dead,
you don't need money.

Hi, there.

Count on your kids,
just like l do...

You're already drunk early
in the morning...

How are you doing?

How much do you earn a day?

What are you doing here?

'Cause l want you to put somewhere.

- How tall are you?
- Why are you asking that?

l want to help you get a job.

Ok, just do what l'm doing.

- Welcome!
- Welcome!

- We have pretty girls and nice wine.
- We have pretty girls and nice wine.

Do it again.

Welcome.

Think me as a customer,
and do it again.

Welcome.

- Do it again looking at me.
- Welcome...

Scoop up a melting iron
and pour it into a mold.

The factory is small
but the salary is relatively high.

What do you say?

- l'll come next time.
- Ok.

lf there's a newly-built room,
it will be mine.

No, it's for your brothers.

Mother, you can't make it
with that small money.

Prices are too high
so it isn't possible, is it?

l'll get you a big house as
l earn big money.

How miserable we will be
without our own place.

Your father has been a hard worker that
he was able to get this house.

Fight all sorts of hardships.
Sounds like easy?

You never know how hard it is
to buy your own place

through your whole life.

We were lucky.

As the circus troupe accompanied
your father and gave me some money,

l was able to build this house
on foreshore.

You should have built a large house
if it's done.

lf me and your father was greedy,
we would have left here

with good money just like
the others did.

Because salt was too expensive
at that time.

ln the day time, most of husband
was working at the saltfarm

and wives were selling stolen salt
at night.

Folks who was living here back then

left for big cities with
lots of money.

But it's all gone.

lf we were with you in those times,

we would build a large house
and make much money.

As if they were privileged

they built houses in other
people's property.

Bulee was collapsed in front of
salt warehouse.

l tried to take him
but he was so drunk...

Welcome!
We have pretty girls and nice wine.

Welcome!

- We have pretty girls and nice wine.
- Father.

- Oh, it's you.
- Get on my back, father.

l'm not coming home.
l'm scared of your mother.

- Dad!
- Get on my back.

Move aside.

He likes riding on my back.

Put him on my back.

Honey.

Oh, it's you.

We need to leave for
our own paradise.

Oh, it's hot.

lf l sleep at the car wash,
the rest of the family
will be quite comfortable here.

Even if you eat everywhere,
you should go to the same bed.

l wish Yeong-su could
keep studying...

You're smart just like mom...

He's an idealist.

Be careful not to get on his nerves.

Sleep now.

lt's Yeong-su who gets our nerves.
l can't sleep mom.

Your father is sleeping well.

But he's sweating.

We will work hard

so stop him from going to work.

What you do is not only
for making money.

lt's Myeong-hee.
She's drunk tonight again.

Lower your voice.
You're going to wake up neighbors.

l don't care what they think.

lsn't it a perfect sight
for the poor

who can not afford to go
to see a show?

Oh my, you are dead drunk.

Gosh, you are all grown up girl...

Don't worry about her.

She drinks a lot
because she's agonized.

Myeong-hee likes you.

Although she's a barmaid
but she cherishes her first love.

Sleep well.

Hey kid!

Do you have money?

l rent a room and got some money.

Here.

You shouldn't spend it like this.

Money should go away
when it's needed. Take it.

Ok, off you go.

What's this? lt looks awful.

Never mind. lt's mine.

Why do you carry it all along?

There is good enough reason.

Where's Myeong-hee?

Go hurry to get ready, Yeong-nam.

- Myeong-hee?
- Yes.

Please give it back.

That's mine.
Please give it to me.

Have a seat, now.
Thanks.

- Welcome.
- Mini boy! How are you doing?

Don't call me a president,
l'm just a director.

- Father?
- What are you doing here?

Please you leave now.

Welcome.
We have pretty girls and nice wine.

lt's the last thing l can do.

Don't worry and go home.

Father, just leave everything to us.

l'm not old enough to hold up
at home

and take a rest doing nothing.

lf your mother and Yeong-ho
know about this they'll
make a great fuss.

l want you to keep it secret
for the time being.

Yeong-su, please understand me.

Welcome.

- See you tomorrow.
- All right, bye.

A ticket for Geun-ja, please.

l go to your bakery every day.

But thing is l can't focus on
my study

as l've been always missing you
since l saw you.

- l'm so much in love with you.
- Oh my! What do you want?

Do you have time?

Dad!

What's wrong with him?

Bastard! He said
he's so much in love with me.

He won't show up again.

- lt must be painful.
- No. it's ok.

You should have kept studying.

You are not cut out for a saltfarm,
a factory and things.

Yeong-su!
What happened to you?

- What's wrong?
- l'm all right.

The melting iron spattered on him.

Yeong-su!

Don't worry.
You were late.

Aren't you tired, father?

- You should buy your ticket.
- Oh, yeah.

l've got mine.

lt's rare to meet up all of us
together.

Let's forget heap by heap.

What you dreamed of last night.

As if darkness go away
in the morning sun.

Let's look for from time to time.

After gloomy day's gone,

Let's look for bit by bit.

Mom, come over here.

You're so stupid.

You should have kept studying...

You better go to see a doctor.

l will get better if l take
a good rest for a few days.

You guys will be late.

- Yeong-ho, hurry up.
- l'm coming.

Yeong-hee,
you better go with Yeong-ho

in case the boy will follow you
tonight again.

He was taken aback and run away
when he saw dad.

He won't never dare
to come around me.

That's right, mother.

Many of high school boys go to
a bakery very often.

Your father has already gone out.

lt is no use my trying to stop him.

He's been working all his life...

He drinks too much
often these days.

He's exhausted.

Keep this number plate.

lf you lose it, you won't be
compensated for the housing.

Put your seal here,
or the thummark will be fine.

What is it?

The salt farm will be closed down
to take up a factory

so move out of this land.

What will happen
just finally happened.

l didn't even have a bad dream
last night though...

Read what it says.

People living in the site
for a company

should voluntarily remove
until August 30th.

Mother!

lt's nothing to be afraid of.

lt's one of the things
that should come to us.

Now we have to restart
from the beginning.

lt must be so shocking
to your father.

l rather wanted him
to come over to me

but he ran away the moment
when he saw me.

l feel so sorry for my children...

What you gonna buy a building for?
lt won't cover a labor costs.

Just buy a ticket to move in.

What you gonna do, now?

Well, l can't help selling it.

lt won't be difficult to find a room
for a small family like us.

How much do you think you can sell?

Around 560,000won.

But there will be only

210,000won,
exclusive of deposit.

lt's 5,500,000won to buy
an apartment,

and 1,500,000won
for a rental apartment.

Besides the management expenses is
15,000won per month for both of them.

l can't even imagin.

And they say that
the apartment is for us.

So does everybody sell
their ticket to move in?

Because it's better not to give up.

That's what dealers want.

But how many people
can move into an apartment?

Can l get my full deposit back?

- Of course you can.
- They say everybody
will sell their ticket.

There's someone who wants
20,000won more. How's that?

No way.
10,000won will do.

All right.

- Yeong-su!
- What's going on?

How do you know?

l heard but
l never thought it possible.

What are they doing over there?

They are bargaining about the price
of the ticket.

Don't go there, Yeong-hee.

lt's a good buy, madam.

l don't think so. Where can l get
a room with this small money.

Here, 560,000won.

Now, another one to sell...

She's crying.

She's a kind of a crybaby.

What we gonna do, mom?

What kind of book is that?

lt's from a neighbor's.

l'm going to take it off
and keep it.

Just give it to me.
l'll do that.

We have no choice.
l'll arrange one by one.

- Are you selling the ticket?
- No way.

We can not afford to move
into a new apartment.

l don't mean the apartment.

Then what do you mean?

This is our place!
We should stay here.

Everybody thought that way

until the removal notice was
in our hand.

The apartment was already built
by the company

and that's the end of the story.

But it's not for us.

We have no place to go.

Anybody who dare to touch our house,

l'm not going to endure
beyond my strength.

Haven't you heard
what your father said?

They will bring us to justice.

Give it to me.

Shit!

Come on, just one time...

- Come on...
- Don't do that.

Oh boy!

l've touched it and
need to hit the booze.

Well, here's for you...

Welcome.

More drink... more...

Stop it.
Don't soak up the booze.

Go home, Mini boy!

Mini boy, Mini boy...

Yeong-nam!
l have two sons just like you!

They're midgets, aren't they?

My sons are going to
give you what-for.

So funny...

Funny?

- Get on it.
- What is it?

Hurry to get on.

Pull the rope.
Come on, pull it.

Let's get out of here.
The water permeates through.

lt's all right, just pull it.

Your mother can hardly hear
what we are talking here.

What are you doing?

Take what l'm talking to you now.

- You're the eldest son.
- Yes, l am.

Don't believe me.

lt's time for you to take a rest.

lt's not what l meant.

l'm dreaming every night.

lt's about the moon

where only small people lives
so that normal people can be a show.

You can't go to the moon, father.

Do you think there's something
that l can do for a living?

How long do you think
l can sharpen a knife or

work for a pub crawl?

l've learned a lot about life
since going to the pub.

l felt great joy
when doing a performance
in a circus troupe though.

What l can do now is

only to unload your guys heart.

Father!

You've working so hard
for all your life.

lt's time for us to work
instead of you.

l didn't send you guys to school
like the others did.

We're here because of you.

Yes, that's the only truth.

l'm indebted to your mother
for everything l've done.

She is the most wonderful mother
than any others in this world.

You know... l have a dream.

l will leave for
the moon in advance,

and build Lilliput town there
for your mother.

Lilliput?

- You must have read
Gulliver's Travels.
- Yes, l have.

You've read it too.

l will construct a midget town
in the moon.

Where nobody looks down upon
your mother

only because she has
a midget husband.

There, the love make
the wind blow the love
make the rain begins to fall,

and the love make the people work
and take care of a neighbor.

l'm planing to take her there

and make her Queen in Lilliput.

l've been painful
since you guys were born.

l wanted to die whenever
you were made fun of by people

becaue of me.

Father... don't say such a thing.

Luckily, you guys grown up
to become great kids.

We are indebted to you.

Yeong-ho is quite rough,

you should take care of him.

l've been always proud of you all.

- Pull the rope.
- Watch out, father.

l'm alright.

Why don't you come here.

- No.
- Get on my back.

No, it's all right.

Father...

Leave me alone.

Aren't you cold?
Come on my back.

No, l'm ok.

You might be cold.

What l said today should
be a secret to your mother.

Anyhow l feel rather warmer
on your mother's back.

Oh dear...

Don't you think your father's
changed these days?

You should take care of him.

He's out of health.

l need to buy some medicine.

That will be the day.

You came to meet me?

Don't tell me that
you want to congratulate me

on shacking up with another guy.

Don't you think l look different?

Don't you semll money on me?

Working for factory, bakery,
tea room and golf-links,

and from a barmaid to cohab...
l got promoted.

That's what they want to be
in the end.

Don't you feel anything
at all, Yeong-su?

At least you have a place to go.

A place to go?

Every residents should leave here.

Why? A fire broke out?

We've got a demolition order.

Then we should say good-bye.

lt's rather better.

We couldn't keep our promise
after all.

l always feel l owe you an apology.

Never mind.

Now l can eat what l want to eat,
and do what l want to do.

But it's not our separation.

l remember what you said
when l started to work for a bar.

The most important thing
is our soul...

the body is just nothing.

There's no such a person.

Who are you talking about?

l mean Myeong-hee's mom.

How can l thank you enough to her?
She lent me 150,000won

so that l was able to
give deposit back.

Saltfarm Closedown By Sea Pollution

Was it raised?

lt's still the same.

They are displaying nerve
at the moment.

We'd better wait as there is
a few days left.

Things should be sold when the times
are favorable.

Otherwise there is not much chance
of getting your price.

But the ticket to the apartment
is not the thing, mother.

Yes, it is.

At any rate,
you shouldn't miss a chance.

But then where's your father?

ls he not at home?

Go ahead and look for your father.

He's been somewhat strange
in his manners.

Yeah.

So l told you to take care of him.

lt's dangerous. Come down.

lt's not dangerous.

What are you doing there?

l'm calling out to UFO,

and sending a letter to the moon.

Yeong-su, Yeong-su!
Come out here, please.

- What's wrong?
- Myeong-hee took poison.

Oh, poor thing!
How dare...

Save my daugther's life, doctor.
Please save her life...

Take her out.

So stuffy... everybody get out.

Get out and take a breath
instead of me. Hurry!

Hurry to come on in.

She was pregnant.

The guy was left for his home
country without any words.

She was cremated.

l won't get married.

l don't want to believe
the Mendel's law you told me.

l'm going to be with a bar
from tomorrow.

l can't help it.

As you broke your promise
and go to a factory,

l will go to a bar.

But there's one thing that
l want to carry out.

Give me take just before
somebody take my virginity.

- l can't.
- Why?

l can't do that.

You are coward.
You said you like me,
but it was not true.

Yes, it was.

Then why you can't?

l don't know.

You don't know?

l don't like it.

No, all men like it.

No, l don't.

What you're saying is a lie.

Yes, it was a lie.

So you don't have to be sad
for her death.

We haven't got a time to be sad.

Yes, we are.

We shouldn't even expect marriage
or something.

lf you are scared,
you might not get married.

Like your saying, soul is
much more important than body.

But tomorrow all is over with me.

l want to give you everything
that l have.

Please give me take.

Although you like her, you might not
end up together with her.

Yes, l will.

But never think about not
to get married.

Look at my mother.

We are poor but happy.

Not for me. l won't get married.

Yeong-su!

She won't come back to life
no matter what.

Right. Let's not be sad.

lt's the death that nobody is
sorry for and sad about.

Mom, go inside now.

Sell it today by any means.

l should pay back
Myeong-hee's debts.

lt's not just money, you know.

Thinking about Myeong-hee,
it makes me so painful.

When shall l move into
after making a contract.

On February next year.

Then where should
l live for 6 months?

l'm the one who are moving into
a new apartment.

lt's too expensive.
550,000won will be fine.

Look.

lf you are determinded to build
a house like ours,

you will spend
more than 3,000,000won.

My father built it with hard-earned
money he made through his life,

but it will be demolished
by only 570,000won.

Wasn't it sold yet?

lf not, l want to buy it in person.

How much is it now?

Around 570,000won.

You're pretty.

Ok, l will give you 5,000won more.

Oh, 10,000won more...

Yeong-su!

Yeong-su!
Don't sell it for that price.

There's another one.
He offered 750,000won.

Look over there.
He said l'm pretty.

That's why he offered the price.

ls it true?

He's coming to visit to
our place tonight,

and told me not to tell anybody
about this.

Sorry!
You'd better look for another one.

Let's get going.

We don't have to come here again.

Here it is.

What the hell is going on?

You shouldn't sell
this house, father!

You can sell it so easily
like that.

Father, you should keep this house.

You guys do something!

Do something!

You can't sell this house.

You can't.

Brother, cancel a contract!

Come on cancel it.

Do at once.

Yeong-ho!

Now you can go.

Waiting for me?

Wanna a ride?

- ls our ticket in there too?
- Maybe it is.

l followed it.

- What you gonna do?
- That's ours.

Not any more. l bought it.

Why did you buy it at a high price?

You really wonder about it?

Am l pretty?

l'll give you a job if you please.

Which is nice one.

You can get off if you don't want.

- l have no place to go now.
- Your family will be waiting for you.

But my house is in your bag.

Don't tell me that you are going
to run away with that?

l'm working on it.

l'll give you a job but on condition
that you are obedient to my words.

lf you say 'no' in any case

than everything will be over.
Keep that in mind.

lf not,
then you will get paid a lot.

What a cold fish!

- Can l have a look at new apartment?
- Sure it is.

Have a seat there.

Everybody was gone
and we only left here.

We need to get a room somewhere.

But thinking of your father...

The house is important but
we need to search for our children.

They will come back.

lf we leave here
we'll never see her again.

Your fate is up to this first match.

lt's only 4 round and
just go ahead and dash off.

He has week jaw so
keep attacking at it. Alright?

Go!

What happened to your face?
You were beaten a lot.

Brother...

l lost in a match.

Just five minute.

l'm not going to wait
more than that.

Hey, pump air!

Hello, Yeong-ho?

Hello? Yeong-hee!
Where are you now?

Yeong-ho, l came to see you but
haven't got a enough time.

Where the hell are you?

l hope that my family would not
worry about me.

l'm all grown up.

Try to comfort mom and dad.

l'll be back soon.

Please, Yeong-ho!

Yeong-hee! Yeong-hee!

Yeong-hee! Yeong-hee!

Don't you even guess...

- where she is?
- Nope.

- Why don't you quit boxing?
- No, l won't.

Although l was badly beaten
like this l'll be a champion.

They say l'm so much of
a fighter as a rookie.

lt seems like parents have
one more thing to worry about.

l'll settle every problems
in our family with my fist.

Yeong-hee?

Mom, Yeong-hee won't come back.

What?

Your eyes...

Let's throw a party.

You know barbecue party...
this is meat.

Why did you get hurt in the face?

l had a boxing match last night.
l'm full of promise they say.

Mom, don't worry too much.

l was knock down
but learned a lot from it.

Such a fool!

Are you doing nothing?

Yeong-ho!

- They think no one lives here.
- Don't mind them.

Look, here's people.

Stop it.

We didn't move out of the house.

There are not much meat left.

Here have some.

l don't bear a grudge against you.

Don't tell me you guys are doing
because you like to do!

l think we are in the same place.

Although the house is demolished
we should sleep here tonight.

My daughter...

she didn't come back yet
after runing away from home.

Haven't you broken down
after removal if you should have?

But then didn't you receive
the compensation?

So you think it work out everything?

Everybody left house
so we started it.

You became the very author
of destroyer who

broke down our history accomplished
for ten thousand years.

What on earth are you talking about?

l don't want this but...

What are you doing?
Put on clothes and get out of there.

No, l can't.
l need to do for all of us.

Who told you to do such a thing?
Get out of there.

l'm an adult.

l can take care of myself.

l'm going to endure.
l'm going to endure
whatever happens.

You tremble with fear!

The ticket is in his safe.

l just put it on the bottom of
all the documents.

Mom, l'll take it out
before it's sold out.

l found out the pin number.

Mom, mom!
l can bear this.

l can bear even much more dreadful.

One of your
great-grandmother's sisters

was drowned naked in a pond.
You know why?

Because she slept with her landlord,

and her landlady told her
to kill herself.

Mom, l couldn't help it.

The ticket... l need to bring it.
Today is the day.

Where are you all going, mom?

You will be screwed up
because of it.

You indulged yourself
in sensual pleasure, don't you?

Stupid, stupid...
such a stupid thing!

Stupid girl...

What do you steal?

You bitch...

You can't have
an apartment only with the ticket.

l'll help you to make a bargin.

Here, take this money.

Whenever you feel like,
come to me

You're pretty.

Next.

Next please.

Mom, dad!
Not it's ours!

Mom, we have our apartment!

l don't understand
he died here, of all places.

lsn't he a midget?

Yes, he is a midget.
So what?

He is my husband,
and a father of three kids.

We don't need your help at all.

Mother, l'll carry him on my back.

No, he feels comfortable
with my back.

Shall we take him to your house?

We don't have any house to live.

Dad...

Then let's take him to hospital.

Nobody touch him!

Mom, please let me take him.

Dad!

l got a house to
take care of you, dad...

and can live together all.

Where haver you been, sweetie?

Yeong-su! Aren't you mad?

Kill those villain
who calls dad a midget!

Yes, l'll kill them.

Promise me!

- Yes, l promise!
- You promised! You did!