Do-gyeong jumped in to save his student Jiyong from drowning. After the two pass away, Myeongji, Do-gyeong's wife, and Jieun, Jiyong's sister, are left alone in the world, having to cope with the loss of their loved ones. Myeongji travels to Warsaw, Poland, to avoid her harsh reality. She meets an old friend and hides her husband's death as if trying to reject the tragedy.
这是一部呼吁大学生要讲究诚信的影片。后土洼村小学校的教室里传出了孩子们朗朗的读书声。跛腿村长赵天明背着自己患有老年痴呆症的老母亲来到了小学校外的树下乘凉散心。早年间,赵天明的独子“文文”在上学的路上因抢救遇险的同学而不幸滑坡身亡。为了不使老母悲痛和受到更大的精神打击,数十年来赵天明一直编造着儿子赴省城读书又被国家选送至国外留学的谎言。在赵老太太心中孩子们读书的声音就是美妙的歌声,每当听到读书声便心情愉悦,眉飞色舞起来,甚至认为孙子也在学校里上课。赵天明将母亲放至树荫下,向学校走去,临走时叮嘱旁边的乡亲,不要将“文文”遇险的实情告知其老母。