A know-it-all who is quick to pick apart and ridicule the work of others, he is endlessly complaining about the state of the Korean film industry and showing off his vast knowledge of cinema.

When a famous indie director (Yang Ik-june) visits his university, his fellow students are starstruck, but Mu-young is unimpressed.

Similarly unimpressed with Mu-young's attitude, the director throws it back at him, unexpectedly "awarding" him a US$5,000 production grant and challenging him to go out and actually shoot a decent film.

Everything that can go wrong, does, and the shoot faces a series of obstacles and accidents, from casting actors to securing locations and funds.

Then in 2013, it was the first Korean independent film to receive a simultaneous theater release in South Korea and the United States.