The Road Taken Page #2

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Emotions are our enemy

Comrade Kim

face up to reality

And you too

Comrade Lark

To give Comrade Nam

hope is good

but have you ever considered

how he'll feel if he's let down?

Don't you think

you're being too pessimistic?

You're rather romantic

than optimistic

You're always too careless

Let's analyze the situation

Hear that anti-North program?

Unification Revolutionary Party

Korean Japanese spies...

Think a sentence reduction

matters now?

But they say that

three years for us...

How was your wife?

And your daughter?

My fellow citizens

Respecting your earnest wish

for peace and prosperity

I'd like to announce

some pivotal decisions

First, from

October 17, 1972 at 7 P.M..

the National Assembly

will be dissolved

parties' political activities

will be halted

These are some of the clauses

that will become invalid

Nice to meet you

I'm Oh Tae-shik

your correctional officer

South Korea is the republic

of freedom and democracy

As part of our

New Village Movement

we've removed old homes

and widen the roads

to modernize our country

So having political prisoners

in such a great country

is totally unacceptable

So my squad will do its best

to re-educate you all

I hope you'll convert quickly

and embrace the freedom land

That is all

Stop staring you bastards

before I pull your eyes out!

Whoever here can't convert

then raise you hand

Good, now you got it

This is national business

It means I'll be patriotic

for the first time in my life

If anyone of you bastards

goes against me

I'll make you regret you

were born, got it a**holes?

Who was it?

Sons of b*tches, now I can

let out my sexual frustration

You f***ing commies!

That's enough!

You sons of b*tches!

Do you want to die?

Filthy bastard, kill me

Instead of selling my soul

to you beasts

I'd rather die

and send my soul up

Baekdu Mountain alone!

Fine, I'll kill you

I'll count to ten

If you change your mind

then tell me with respect

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Ten!

You're lucky today

You commies

you wanna die?

Fine, then I'll kill you

Who wants to die?

You? You?

You?

Who wants to die?

Sorry to disturb your meal

Come out

Comrade Choi...

Go in

Boys, it's time for orientation

Show some respect!

Move back to the toilet!

You bastard

who told you to sit there?

You should first

bow down to the boss

Look away

you disrespectful bastard

Bastard

Bastard!

Wanna die?

You look good

Does it tickle?

Don't screw with me!

Or you'll be dead meat

Who is it?

Be strong

It's Lee Young-woon

It's Kim Sun-myung

Take care of yourself!

You give me strength!

Eat!

It's snowing

Father, I love you

but I can't understand you

It's so upsetting

that we have to be like this

Father, I want to run to you

and see you always

but the high wall you made

blocks us from coming in

Father, please let us in

Don't you know how much

your beliefs turn us away?

I'm going to convert

I feel like I could do more

outside than staying in here

I don't care

if you call me a sell-out

It's not because

of my dying mother

Or that my older brother

changed my mind

I'm not learned enough

to lead this fight

and I'm not a strong person

I won't convert

behind your backs

This is my life

and my choice

I dislike you all now

I hate when Comrade Kim

frowns when it rains

I hate listening to

Comrade Choi snoring

And the screams

drive me crazy

Every morning I wake up

worried I'll get beaten

I feel like

my head will explode

Comrade Nam!

I hate being born and having

to live in this divided country

I don't care about reunification

Have you lost your mind?

What's wrong with you?

Why? Am I wrong?

Why? Why?

Come on

Let's forget the politics

and talk honestly

like human beings

Be honest, comrades

Aren't you scared

of hearing their footsteps?

And scared of being beaten

or starved to death?

Comrade Nam

you're crazy!

Comrade! Comrade!

Comrade Kim

Will it come?

If it comes, I will bear it

and I will even die for it

What are you saying?

Comrade Kim

what should I do?

I'll do what you tell me

I'm sorry, comrades

Do you know whose

interview form this is?

I was wondering

who'd be so bold to do this

There's no answer

and even no name

Is it some protest?

Think us KCIA agents care

at all whether you live?

You could die for this

Born in 1925 in Yangpyeong

Gyeongki Province

A previous factory worker

longshoremen, ice cream seller

Captured at the 38th parallel

for a reconnaissance mission

I asked around and

I heard you're a docile guy

Drink the coffee

I don't like coffee

Suit yourself

I'd like to take you outside

for some fresh air

I'm already content

with my exercising session

I'd prefer you extend

the session instead

Okay, you can go

But I'll be watching you

I hope you don't

follow them so blindly

I don't give second chances

Why?

Got something to say?

- Go

- Although justice may seem to fail

from a historical perspective

it has always prevailed

Reunification is our ideal hope

and I'll never give up

Ideal hope?

Justice?

Communism is mankind's

enemy now and forever!

Comrades!

Comrade Ahn!

Master Lee!

- Comrade Nam!

- Nice to see you again

- Comrade Choi!

- Master Lee!

- Comrade Kim!

- Master Lee!

How have you been?

It's been so long

How is your health?

I wonder why

they put us all together

Never know when they'll

change their minds again

Even though they're

pretending to be nice

Oh, I should've asked

for some more of this

I heard you were in solitary

confinement for over 40 days

Are you really okay?

Recite that song

you sung in Daegu

I longed to hear it

A place where

the cuckoo sings...

Master Lee, I'm fine

I'm not cold

A dog's nose has to be warm

for it to sleep

but people need

their feet to be warm

But why did you wake up?

Because your singing

was off key

A place where

the cuckoo sings

It's my beautiful hometown

Where labor

brings happiness

Where labor makes

flowers bloom...

While I, Park Jae-yong

have served time for breaching

the National Security Law

I have realized South Korea's

progress, and was touched

Now, I regret my crime

and swear that I will never

do any communist acts again

And I will also be loyal

to the law and order

of South Korea

We have to make a decision

Don't you think

it's too excessive?

I also think we're too fatigued

to make that decision

Then do you

have an alternative?

Is starving to death or getting

beaten to death any different?

It would be better dying

on a full stomach though

Dying is not the issue

it's whether

it will help end things

Even if we starve to death

I don't think it'll

change them at all

So do you

have any other plan?

If you don't

then don't speak

Comrade Kim

Have you forgotten

the principles of our cause?

Leaving this only as

an individual fight right now

is an irresponsible thing to do

Comrade Kim

don't you think it's wrong

to excuse yourself by

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