故事发生在1936年的德国,那一年,在德国柏林举办了第11届奥林匹克运动会。乔治(让-保罗·贝尔蒙多 Jean Paul Belmondo 饰)是一名来自法国的拳击教练,尽管他对法西斯的残暴统治深恶痛绝,但迫于形势也只能委曲求全。
乔治曾经在一战中担任过飞行员的职务,激烈的交战之中,他与名叫甘特(弗兰克·霍夫曼 Frank Hoffmann 饰)的德国飞行员相识了,两人之间产生了真挚的友谊。在奥运会上,乔治和甘特重逢了,他们的友谊并没有因为时间的流逝而沾染尘埃。一次偶然中,乔治和甘特遇见了一名犹太男孩,男孩悲惨的境遇令两个男人心中十分不忍,他们决定联起手来,尽各自所能,将男孩和他的家人送往境外。
His name is “Geun-seong” (which means “perseverance” in Korean), but he lacks perseverance in his actions. Working as a medical device sales representative, he has never achieved even an average performance. He has no intention of making an effort and wants to become famous through internet live streaming to make a lot of money, just like everyone else. Also, he is a twisted individual who gets entangled in other people’s affairs. At a longawaited high school reunion, Geun-seong encounters Jong-man, who has become famous as a VJ, and he exposes the school violence he experienced, which gained him instant fame.
The movie follows Geun-seong’s journey of descent into wickedness, taking advantage of someone’s weakness. It portrays extreme selfishness in believing there is no problem as long as he can succeed, even if it means trampling over others. This extreme greed is not limited to Geun-seong. As a result of Geun-seong’s actions, including Jong-man’s career being jeopardized, everyone in the film is only concerned about themselves. What is happening to the world? Geun-seong adopts an attitude that he will do anything for fame to earn a large sum of money. The director focuses on Geun-seong’s face in extreme situations, without any sympathy or affection towards him. You might catch a glimpse of your own face there, and sense the tragedy of this era. (HUH Namwoong)