To Be Sixteen

With his mother admitted to hospital and unable to communicate well with his layabout father, shy teenager Se Jun is a drift in the countryside town in which he resides. His only friend is local bad-boy Jin Young, who tends to exploit him more than a genuine pal would. Yet while Se Jun endures the rather one-sided friendship, he also harbours a crush on Jin Young’s girlfriend Su Kyeong, presenting her withgifts and kindness she otherwise wouldn’t receive. As the disaffected teens roam the rural area smoking, drinking and enjoying their newly acquired freedom, Su Kyeong confides an intimate secret to Se Jun that threatens to drive them all apart.