Young-wu, who has lead an uneventful married life with Ji-young for more than 10 years, is having an affair with Su-yeon, a writer who has a contract with his publishing company. After an accident Ji-young meets Kerim, a young Muslim, and the two embark on a dangerous love affair. Kerim has to leave the country suddenly and Ji-young, desperately missing him, leaves home on her birthday to look for him in Varanasi. After making love to his lover Su-yeon, Young-wu arrives home with a birthday gift for his wife only to find a note from Ji-young saying that she’s gone to visit her family in another city. A few days later, Young-wu happens to see Ji-young on the TV news, covered in ash, coming out of a restaurant that has been bombed by terrorists in Varanasi. Young-wu starts to investigate his wife’s whereabouts, suspects that she’s having an affair with Kerim, and sets off to look for her in Varanasi…. |
