Eun-gi's eventful life in a boarding house has begun with the three ladies: a sexy owner of a boarding house, her daughter who is even sexier, and his innocent first love. Eun-gi, a freshman, has found his new place in a boarding house operated by mother and daughter when he came to Seoul to study. His only pleasure is to play along in the unspoken push-and-pull relationship with the mother or the daughter. One day, his first love, Soon-yi, who is innocent and docile, suddenly comes to visit him at the boarding house. With the sexy daughter of the boarding house behind the door, and the curvaceous lady owner of the boarding house in the bathroom next to his room, the 20-year-old virgin Eun-gi's sleepless night begins.
1980年代初,西山结核病医院。十六号病房里住着三个生活经历不同、家庭出身不同、脾气性格迥异的姑娘。她们是桑青青(方卉 饰)、常琳(李羚 饰)和田进军(方晓琴 饰),平日里到也相安无事。不久,乡村教师刘春桦(宋晓英 饰)住了进来,她心地善良开朗,当从小失去父母的常琳得知刘春桦患肺癌晚期时,相对自己平日里冷漠、消沉,内心触动很大。刘的丈夫陈仲男(冯恩鹤 饰)白天对妻子笑逐颜开,夜晚独处时却以泪洗面。面对身患绝症仍如此坚强的刘春桦,桑青青和田进军也在思考着人生的含义。自觉不久于人世的刘春桦仍惦念着学校里的孩子和同室的病友......本片获第七届百花奖最佳故事片奖。