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 It is the world within the game, where humans have been extinct and only birds live. The birds must pick and eat the stars that lie there, traveling between the 26 countries that have signed the Schengen Treaty. When the birds eat the stars, government officials wandering about everywhere turn into moneybags for a certain time, and in that instant, the birds must acquire as many moneybags as possible to raise money to get visas. If a bird encounters a government official without eating a star, the bird dies on the spot. The world in the game reflects the realistic lives of refugees and immigrants who must wander from place to place without obtaining citizenship. The game illustrates them as birds that can fly freely anywhere, but in the real world, they can never be free. Unlike games that satirize reality interestingly and politicize it, the employees of the company that produces such games have no interest in politics. The environment of the companies full of absurdity makes people wonder how to accept the game, which satirizes their own realities. “Are you willing to play the game?” This is the question the director asks the audience. (LEE Dong-yun)