- Prize of Best Actress/ Kang Su-Yeon at 44th Venice Film Festival
- Prize of Best Film/ Best Director/ Best Assistant Actress/ Kim Hyeong-Ja
at 32nd Asian Pacific Film Festival
- Prize of Best Photography/ Best Lighting at 25th Dae Jong Award
- Prize of Best Photography/ Special Prize at 7th Film Critics Award

During Chosun Dynasty, Shin Sang-gyu of noble birth and his wife Yun are
concerned that they have no child to succeed the family name. Sang-gyu's
mother and uncle Shin Chi-ho brings Ok-nyeo to have her be a surrogate
mother. On their first night together, Sang-gyu falls for Ok-nyeo's beauty and
his wife becomes jealous. Ok-nyeo falls for him as well so her mother tries
to persuade her to see the reality but in vain. Ok-nyeo gives birth to a son
whom she has to give him to Yun's arms. Ok-nyeo defies her misfortune
with her own death.