A son forces his aging father to have an intolerably difficult operation in order to inherit his property. He confines his immobile father to the VIP ward in a hospital and waits for an organ transplant to extend his life. When an unidentified unconscious woman is admitted to the same hospital, he asks nurse Haerim to find out her identity. In so doing, the nurse discovers the patient’s unbearable ordeal. The woman, nicknamed Madonna, ended up in a brothel after being exploited by her lover. As the nurse feels sympathetic toward the unfortunate woman, she tries to save her unborn fetus. In her previous film, Pluto, director Shin Su-won explored the conflict between rich and poor and the class divide. Once again, through Madonna, the victim, Shin depicts the extremes of our society; where people’s lives are divided according to the discrepancy between the rich and poor, the possession of power, and the gender divide. In this kind of society, the only hope seems to be the emotional bond shared by Madonna and Haerim. (NAM Dong-chul)