A story of two 13-year-old boys in a small country village during the last days of the Korean War. Sungmin's father gets a job at US army camp through his daughter's American boyfriend, and the family gets richer. But Changhee's father has been long-lost and his mother can't even afford one meal a day for her children. One day, the boys peep into a deserted mill-house which is unofficially used for prostitution, and find out Changhee's mother with a GI soldier. Changhee sets fire to the place and runs away. Months later, Sungmin hears a rumor that his best friend has been killed by a group of angry American soldiers and makes an empty grave with other boys. A year later, Sungmin's father gets fired for stealing things from the camp. Sangmin goes to Changhee's grave to bid farewell and the family leaves the village. 《故乡之春》：朝鲜战争下的时代阴影。 战争使人成长，也使Sung-min的朋友一个一个地消失。这一切一切，都要从1952年的春天开始讲起。那一年的春天，难民营学校的老师的父母被杀。营内村民认为凶手是一个同学的父亲，因为他共党份子。这时距离南北双方停火差不多快一年，但共党份子还不时在南方活动。所以大众都对共党份子非常憎恨，要老师亲手杀了他。老师不肯，大伙就一拥而上，将他打个半死。老师虽然不忍心杀他，但在课堂上却处处针对他的儿子。最后因为对方没有钱交学费而被老师赶出学校了......
