Smugglers (mil-su)

synopsis

When a chemical factory is newly built by the quaint seaside village of Kunchon, the local haenyeo (female sea divers) including Choon-ja (Kim Hye-soo) find their livelihoods threatened. But Choon-ja is a fighter who will do anything to survive. Upon discovering that she can retrieve imported goods dropped into the sea - i.e. smuggling - and earn a small fortune, Choon-ja asks the leader of the sea divers Jin-sook (Yum Jung-ah), to join her. Then one day comes the fateful opportunity of a lifetime. With this one job and the fortune it will bring, anyone can become someone. A game of deceit ensues as everyone in the smuggling world finds themselves entangled in an ever-deepening web of lies.