When Isabella Tree and her husband arrived at the rural estate they had inherited and saw the vast swathes of farmland that came with it, they immediately saw how sick the land was—entire habitats destroyed, bird and plant species gone extinct, fields saturated with chemicals. The experiment they decided to undertake was extreme: To heal nature, they had to let it heal itself. ...。1978年的釜山,东洙(张东健饰)是─贫穷家庭的孩子,俊硕(刘五性饰)则─黑社会团体老大的儿子,特别勤奋的山泰和特别能言善的容贺。山泰常考全校第一,而东洙和俊硕却是到处惹麻烦的问题份子,但四个人却是好朋友。后来升入中学的东洙和俊硕,因为替山泰出头而被学校开除。
1984年的汉城,进入大学后的山泰和容贺到处寻找两个朋友下落,但是这两位朋友如今已经加入了黑社会。一个在坐牢,一个在戒毒。
1990年的秋天,留学美国的山泰回国度假,感慨着旧日友情。由于在帮派斗争中相互报复,东洙和俊硕却成了真正的敌人,他们该如何面对曾经的朋友?。