Original subtitles

You should throw it

up in the air like this...

Throw it.

No, stay where you are.

A FILM BY YI SEUNG-JUN

PLANET OF SNAIL

What are you reading now?

A fairy tale.

The one you read yesterday?

No, I finished that. It's a new one.

What's the title?

Looking for Blacky.

It's a story of a father and a son

looking for their cow lost in a mountain.

I need to read the rest.

Now they are on their way to the mountain.

"The earth, a smooth train

"I'm traveling by the earth

"from morning to noon

"from noon to night

"lying still in bed"

Where are we going?

Was that enough?

Easy, easy...

Are you okay?

- Gosh, where am I? - What?

- You ran backwards. - I had no idea.

What are you doing?

I was just blowing my nose.

You ran backwards pretty well.

- Backwards? - Yes.

No, I didn't.

Yes, you did.

No more exercise today.

2009 Final examination Hebrew

The Israelites came from Egypt.

From Egypt.

Well...

Let me look for it.

You were not completely wrong but the order was.

The order?

Yes, you need to rearrange the order.

As you know, other students read the questions,

but you're taking the test in a different way

so it is a lot more difficult.

There was no big mistake,

but in the imperative sentence,

your assistant incorrectly translated

so you incorrectly answered it.

I noticed that mistake,

and in the reading part there was a slight mistake,

but I'm giving you an A+. Great job!

Can we reach high enough?

Hold the chair.

If you look at it, can you figure it out?

I have to try.

I haven't tried

round-shaped ones.

A bulb looks like this...

- Do we have a spare bulb? - We need to buy one.

The ring-shaped one?

Let me see...

The one over there. Yes, that's it.

No, not that one.

Good job.

No, not that one.

No, not that one.

This way up.

Not that one, but the one next to it.

A little more.

The line is in the way.

Let me check.

It's on.

- It works? - Yes.

Yes, we did it.

It's bright!

"In the beginning there was darkness and silence

"And the darkness and silence were with God

"And when I arrived they came to me"

- Mr. Byun? - Yes, it's me.

Young-chan made these. His first works.

There is one that resembles you.

This one, here.

I made a chamber pot.

But I didn't like it by itself.

I wanted it to be used.

So I created a pissing man.

This is a coffee cup?

This is how it stands.

Why did you make funny pieces?

Blacky is coming to him.

Here, look, all of us are here.

All of them are here.

Try this.

Boiled eggs in soy sauce.

The director himself made it.

You're too far away, come closer.

It's big.

Help yourself, Heungshin. It's lettuce.

No, I don't want lettuce.

Only meat?

Incheol, do you want radish boiled with mackerel?

No, there is plenty of meat. Help yourselves.

- Let's eat up. - No one else is coming.

How do you write "G" in lower case?

Like this...

Try to touch and read them.

Which one, the top one, or bottom one?

Got it.

That's strange.

It's so difficult to me, and I can't write it.

The opposite direction of the letter "P".

Okay, I got it, I heard you.

Jonggab clearly explained it for me.

If I put "e" upside down that's "a", am I right?

I know the capital I mean lowercase "a".

Is this "a"?

What about "I"?

But I have to finish it off.

Let me finish it.

What were you doing?

Why are you not answering?

No answer?

Everyone here is older than you.

A young man must be lively.

So that you get married.

- I don't want to get married. - I know you do.

Are you sure you don't?

I won't marry.

I like being by myself.

I met Young-chan when I was about 25.

Young-chan could not hear

nor see.

I didn't realize that that's being deaf-blind.

Then I learned that I had the same disabilities as him,

that there's someone just like me.

Because I hadn't known anybody like me before,

at the school for the blind.

I was optimistic enough

to accept who I was,

and things were not too bad.

But when other kids put me on the side,

it was really tough.

The person who made Young-chan and Soon-ho happen was...

And Soon-ho, you might agree,

I was the one who made it happen.

If I hadn't literally guided you, you couldn't have had a date with Soon-ho.

If I wanted to call Soon-ho, I had to ask you to do it.

At that time, I was suffering alone. I was suffering.

At that time, I was suffering alone from acute indigestion. It was so painful.

- Yes, you were. - Then I got the call.

I couldn't even say hello. I could only make a screeching sound.

Then these two guys came to my house,

applied acupuncture, and I soon recovered.

They got into trouble at school.

Because they were living in the school dormitory

and suddenly disappeared at night without saying a word.

It was very late at night, and it was raining but he made me guide him.

It was very difficult even for me.

I think it was 12:00 or 12:30 a.m.

We took a taxi from the school...

I envy the love the two of you have.

You think you are all alone.

The more you keep thinking about that,

the more depressed you get.

But that's where you had been.

And you met Soon-ho in the end.

You have no idea how much I envy seeing you two together.

Had I someone always helping and translating for me.

Though I might not be just like you,

but I could still study or go for a walk together

or just chat about little things together.

Then at least I wouldn't need to go hiking all by myself.

You think I married her for my disability?

Married to make my life easier?

No, I didn't say that.

You think I married

to have a life-long free helper?

I'm not telling you to live all alone.

No, listen.

The thing is that

you are now together with Soon-ho.

All right, so if you envy me that much, go and find your match.

What did he say?

Get married if you envy him.

Who doesn't want to?

There's just no one for me.

You need to prepare yourself

before finding the one for you.

Let's face it.

Do you

think

you were

ready then?

Absolutely.

What, money?

No, loneliness.

Come on, don't change the subject.

Seriously, prepared in what way?

Perfect loneliness.

He is not lonely enough?

"When you are lonely say that you are

"Do not run away from it

"Or turn around and jump into it

"Just say that you are lonely

"A star only shines in the darkness

"Dawn only comes after night"

Here we go. Hold your hands tight.

It's more exciting than running.

It's been a long time since I went sledding.

This is my first time.

- Is it? - Yes.

But you did well.

It was nothing, you just have to ride it.

You should try it alone once.

I can't.

Hold onto Young-chan and ride with him.

Just the two of you.

Then it's scarier.

Sit in front of Young-chan.

The more people, the less scary.

Hold tight. This side will go first.

"Though no star has glittered in my eyes

"I have never doubted

"that they are shining bright in space

"I know the sun is still blazing

"under my feet even when it's dark

"One's sight and hearing

"are not something he has lost

"They are just wandering around far in space

"and shall come back to their master all in good time"

Are we in a tunnel?

What tunnel?

Then above the tunnel is a mountain?

Now...

Are we in a tunnel again?

There are many of them.

Mountains must feel empty

with so many holes.

Out now.

We are from a theater company.

I'm Choi Jung-ah, an actress.

Choi... Right, Choi Jung-ah.

I live here and there, away from others.

Don't you have family?

No, I don't.

They all died during the war.

Don't you have any more food?

What is this song?

Oh, Susanna

I know!

No, I am okay.

In fact, I have nothing to give you.

Then, I tell fortunes or I read palms instead.

To perceive the play, I need to touch her and feel.

How can we show him your movement?

- Do it together... - That's right.

What if he follows the actress from behind?

The play Three Days

A search for the true self of a soul who can't see nor hear

Try to feel something in you and transfer it into different movements.

How about some improvisation?

You don't need to tap on the floor.

You don't seem to be deaf-blind at all.

If you walk like that,

you easily bump into obstacles.

So use this hand like a shield.

This is how a deaf-blind person walks.

If you do this,

you're using your hands in the wrong way.

You touch his lips, 'cause you can see, even though you pretend to be blind.

You can't touch the lips in the first place.

You need to start with the body,

touching randomly,

so that you know where his lips are.

You learn it that way.

If you know the person already, you find them easily,

but with strangers, you don't know how tall they are.

It doesn't make sense

to go for the lips directly.

How do you feel about coming here?

I've been deaf-blind since I was very young.

My hearing was a little better then than it is now.

I do remember

the strange feeling of my eyesight failing me.

So I don't have a clear memory of seeing something.

It's not different when it comes to hearing things.

It's like being surrounded by a thick fog.

Nothing's clear. I'm becoming very edgy.

What I can't see in reality, I can't see in dreams.

Because I am deaf-blind even in my dreams.

You did a good job for improvisation.

Thank you very much.

- You're the one playing Dori? - Yes.

How does he know?

By touching?

- And Jung-ah? - Yes.

- I wish you the best performance. - Thank you.

Let's try.

No.

Wait a second.

Incoming.

- I think his feet are wet. - No, they aren't.

It's like a fridge.

A windy fridge.

It's like the sea is dancing.

I can't hear clearly.

Then you hear it right!

Still am I an astronaut

dreaming under my fingertips?

Being isolated, without talking to anyone,

I am left in space alone.

All deaf-blind people

have the heart of an astronaut.

Essay for writing contest

The spelling...

It seems wrong.

Not "drouped." It's "drooped."

I got out of the car with my shoulders drooped

and stood there for a while.

A lady of an angel came to me,

asking my friend next to me if I had had supper.

When I said that I hadn't,

she took us to her place

and cooked me a bowl of noodles,

apologizing for not having any rice.

They were the most delicious noodles

I'd ever had.

And she really touched my heart.

We've been seeing each other since then,

and like a miracle, we got married.

Are there flowers?

Not yet.

Do you feel the spring has come?

A little bit.

Blooming flowers will bring a full spring.

But I guess

spring is still on its way.

Let me touch it.

He likes trees.

He likes to hug trees very much.

What are you doing?

I'm talking to the tree.

Is it fun?

I'm dating now.

Don't bother us.

Enjoy your date.

You can join us.

I'm embarrassed.

Here, a pinecone.

One more.

There are many pinecones around here.

We should spread out something on the bench.

Is it fun?

Give me another one.

Another one?

The ones close to you.

Try like this.

The last one.

Here...

Why did he do that?

'Cause I told him to.

It hit me in the face.

Your face?

What time is it?

We have to get going.

The prize-winning essays

I don't see his name.

The essay contest.

I

looked up

the winners list.

And?

I don't see your name.

It is not

on the list.

I thought I had a good chance.

There are eight winners, more or less.

But you did your best.

I'm

proud of you.

Don't say that.

I am sorry

that I didn't find your name.

Next time.

I will apply to another literary contest.

I'll fix a meal, get some rest.

I got painkillers but it's still painful.

How did you get hurt?

On my way out,

there was ice on the ground,

which I didn't recognize.

One of my feet

slipped

on the ice.

As I lost balance,

the other foot

slipped, too.

And I fell down

on my bottom.

It hurt so much

that I couldn't even breathe.

Hold on, hold on.

Let me rest for a second.

Now

I feel

horrible pain.

No wonder, it must hurt your bones.

What's this?

Ask someone around here

to buy you

some good food you like.

Once you recover,

I'll treat you

to great dishes,

whatever it is you like.

So you should

take good care of yourself.

I should sometimes walk around alone.

I don't practice, so I'm losing my senses.

You always

need to

be careful,

though you think

you know

the area well.

All right.

But I'm not worried.

We'll always be together anyway.

It seems

we should die

at the same time.

Yeah, we'll be praying together

when we feel the moment of death coming closer.

We'll still pray when we'll be gone.

And there should be no suffering.

Feeling heavy in my heart, I am dying to run.

Wildly and freely, I run up in the air.

At the speed of light, I run across the universe.

But all in my imagination only.

I should read the realities of the Earth,

not only those of the universe.

Nothing's better

if you live 10 years longer than Young-chan, is it?

You know, he goes first and then...

But we don't know how things will turn out.

You might have to be away for a month,

he could be left alone someday.

If he knows, let's say,

where you keep the instant noodles at home.

Then he won't starve, at least.

You'll feel better that way, won't you?

Leave him alone on the shuttle van.

Give us a ring when he is on board.

Then Soomi will take care of him.

Good morning.

I came alone.

Was it good?

Yes, it's great.

Hello, it's me.

Good afternoon.

Will it be long before the shuttle van gets here?

All right, thank you.

So how did it feel today?

It was kind of weird

without my long time shadow friend.

It felt much colder

when I was walking alone.

When you got on the van

and it drove away,

I felt so empty.

I've been there, too.

Everybody is lonely, I guess.

When I lived in the countryside,

I used to listen to the radio,

look at the flowers

in the yard,

look at the sky and the mountains.

Stagnant water feels smooth and soft.

When it drops, it bursts and has a different feeling.

When

it rains heavily,

when

the land gets soggy,

I

fall in love with that smell,

when I'm in the countryside.

I wish I could save that smell.

In my heart.

Do you like getting rained on?

When I feel like crying.

I walk out

in the rain.

Then

the tears

get

lost

in the falling rain.

I see.

- I got work to do. - So let's feel

the rain.

The atmosphere...

The eyes, ears and heart of a man

are often deeply hypnotized

or are caught in obsession

or are in the deep swamp of ego.

And one is getting old, unaware of the world.

If you wish to be free from eyes and ears,

be an astronaut like me.

The tree might have got hurt.

Did you hear the sound?

It sounds nice.

The leaves look like...

They touch each other and make crunchy sounds.

Hello! Get ahold of yourself,

hello, hello!

Anybody here?

Move to that side, pretending to look for somebody.

Hello, is there anybody around here?

Well done.

My cheeks...

I've got nothing left to say to you.

I'll never feed swine like you again.

Have a good life!

I leave you here and go to see Jesus.

Have an angry look in your eyes.

You listened to Jesus' teachings and became a whole new person,

but he is still a crippled beggar.

So you need to show him some sympathy and a bit of hatred at the same time.

I am hungry and thirsty. My whole body is in pain.

I've got no money. No gold, no silver.

But I can give you something

worthier than all the money and gold in this world.

Deliver me!

Right, you hold onto his trousers but look at his face when talking.

Hey, you're taking my trousers off.

And you don't keep nodding there, but react to Heungshin's line.

Do it only when you think it's needed. Like, nod, stop and nod again.

Get yourself up right now

in the name of Jesus Christ!

Lord!

What are you going to do at the climax

if you start to speak so loud at the beginning?

You should lower your voice and tone.

Try not to speak too loud.

Heungshin stood out the most, right?

What?

You spoke too loud at the end.

Try not to stand out too much.

Harmonizing yourself with others would be better.

Is this the front or the back?

Just make sure of it.

This is the front.

Okay, I got it, I got it.

- You mean, this is the front, right? - Yes.

Which is the front?

The front is the back and the back is the front?

Yes.

- I got it right before and now I don't know. - Don't worry.

How about make-up?

The make-up artist is coming soon.

- Now what? - Everybody's got lotion?

I'm sorry that I'm not so handsome.

This play is

written by a deaf and blind man, Cho Young-chan.

Because he is deaf-blind,

he's never seen a play.

What the hell is this?

The damn dog is peeing on me.

I...

In my 40 years of life,

I've never stood up by myself.

Dogs are getting around streets freely.

Even insects are flying and running freely.

But

is it too much

that as a human being,

I wished I could walk

even for one time?

Was I born

to be cursed and disliked?

If so,

I will kill myself.

Leave out his hands.

Don't cover his hands.

How does it feel to be buried?

It feels comfy. Doesn't it?

I'll be dead for 30 minutes.

Under the water it feels like a mother's womb.

Under the ground it feels like death.

I've experienced life and death.

I'm closing my eyes for a while

to see the most precious things.

I'm closing my ears

to hear the most beautiful sounds,

and I'm waiting in silence

to speak out the most trustful words.