During a brief respite in the Korean War, a North Korean officer Jang Il-goo defects to South Korea in order to find his lover. But she has already married a South Korean lieutenant. This is a war melodrama about the tragic relationship between two men and a woman who can’t make up her mind between them. In an era when war movies were synonymous to anti-communism movies, this film was unique in having almost no allusions to anti-communism. It was also conspicuous for its melodramatic characters rather than any war spectacles. What is interesting is that in this love triangle, the rapport between the men was portrayed much more powerfully than the love between men and woman. It can thus be called a male melodrama? the men from North and South are completely captivated by each other and confess to bonds stronger than the normal loyalty and respect calls for. The author of the radio version of the movie, Han Woon-sa, brings an outstanding scenario, Shin Young-kyun plays a captivating North Korean character, and Kim Kee-duk commands the drama to stimulate our senses. It is also well remembered for its theme song, ‘Doesn’t Anyone Know this Person?’ (KANG Sowon)