In Lee’s assured directorial debut, Mak-dong returns home from mandatory military service to find his hometown unrecognizable after disruptive urban development, and his family struggling to make ends meet. Seduced by the beautiful nightclub singer Mi-ae and the promise of quick wealth, Mak-dong is lured into the dangerous criminal underworld of Seoul. Winner of the Best Film and Best New Director awards from the Korean Film Critics Association, GREEN FISH introduced Lee’s talent for deftly juxtaposing the personal with the political.