The film begins with the title Chorokbam filling the screen, which is amazing to see. This is the very moment at which the audience decides to trust this film without hesitation. In terms of how to fill and empty the square frame, the film is bold and skillful. Chorok, meaning green in English, is the color of fate in this movie. The problems of all the family members a hopeless father who works as a night guard, a mother who is completely exhausted with house works, a poor son who works for the disabled and their funeral ceremony are all dominated by the color, green. It is not bright or fancy but dark and scary in some sense. With attractive images and scenes, the film develops a series of worldly episodes of a family up to the level of poetic sentiment of blues and depression. (JUNG Hanseok)

故事讲述叶惠与丈夫本来共同经营着继承下来的澡堂家业，但有一天丈夫突然无缘无故失踪，不知所措的叶惠决定继续经营澡堂，一个名为堀的男人进入到她的生活。与此同时，叶惠在朋友的推荐下雇佣了一名侦探寻找着丈夫的下落。

1972 年，一支橄榄球队乘坐乌拉圭空军 571 号航班飞往智利。飞机在安第斯山脉中心的冰川上遭遇灾难性坠毁，45 名乘客中只有 16人幸存。面对世界上最险恶的环境之一，他们被迫采取极端措施来保全性命。

小龙（张文龙 饰）出生于贫困的家庭之中，母亲无力抚养小龙，于是将他送入了戏剧学校拜于占元（洪金宝 饰）为师，学习技艺。在学校中，小龙结识了三毛（钟锦任 饰）、阿彪（黄剑伟 饰）等同门师兄，彼此之间结下了极为深厚的友谊。校规森严，三毛和小龙等人吃尽了苦头，却依旧热爱着这门事业，于占元虽然表面上黑口黑面，却发自内心的呵护和疼爱着他的弟子们。一次偶然中，三毛结识了名为程水仙的粤剧花旦，两人情投意合，走到了一起。随着时间的推移，京剧的热度逐渐退却，观众越来越少，不少同行转战电影行业，混得风生水起。入不敷出的于占元最终决定关闭学校，小龙等人因此失去了唯一庇护他们的家园，师徒依依不舍的别离，迈向各自的人生。