The film is based on the true story of an anarchist and revolutionary activist named Park Yeol (Lee Je-hoon), who organizes anarchist group named "Heukdohoe" during the Korea under Japanese rule. The independence group planned to assassinate Japan's Crown Prince Hirohito.<ref name="parkyeol" /> The movie also highlights the passionate relationship between Park Yeol and his lover Fumiko Kaneko (Choi Hee-seo), a Japanese nihilist who sympathized with Koreans oppressed under Japanese rule.