Peppermint Candy is not merely a personal tragedy. It is a political autopsy of modern South Korea. Lee connects Yong-ho’s moral collapse to three national traumas:

(1999), directed by Lee Chang-dong , is a cornerstone of the South Korean New Wave. The film utilizes a reverse-chronological structure to trace the life of its protagonist, Yong-ho, from his suicide in 1999 back through 20 years of turbulent Korean history to his idealistic youth in 1979. Movie Overview

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