The film opens with scenes establishing the ordinary domestic rhythms of a midcentury Korean village, with children at play, men relaxing over a board game, and a young teacher leading her pupils in practice for a singing contest.

As the credits roll, A Little Pond ends with a kind of dream sequence in which children and villagers brought back to life sing and applaud the contest theme song they never performed.

After reading the 2003 Korean translation of The Bridge at No Gun Ri,[1] a book by Charles J. Hanley, Sang-Hun Choe and Martha Mendoza, Associated Press journalists who confirmed the massacre, executive producer Lee Eun of Myung Films was determined to tell the story on the screen.

[5] Lee Eun formed an autonomous unit, Nogunri Production, in May 2006 to produce the movie, and the team recruited such leading actors as Song Kang-ho (of Thirst and The Host) and Moon So-ri (Oasis and A Good Lawyer's Wife).

[6] Because the story's controversial nature discouraged investors, many of the cast and crew donated their services, some even bringing family members along to play villager roles when the three months of filming began in August 2006.

"[9] At the BeyondHollywood website, British reviewer James Mudge called A Little Pond an "admirable, if gruelling effort to bring more attention to a truly appalling incident.