Set in the 1960s after the Korean War, this film is a story of Heo Sam Gwan, a factory worker who is without money or plans and his struggles with reality and his family. In the village where he lives, the men can't get married until they are able to sell their own blood. By selling blood, it proves they are in healthy condition. Heo Sam Gwan is eventually able to marry Heo Ok Ran, the most beautiful woman in the village.
~~ Adapted from the novel "Chronicle of a Blood Merchant" (许三观卖血记) by Yu Hua (余华).
