Young-mok cuts off all of his relationships and persists in Zen practice to achieve enlightenment. Then one day, he begins to see things. Meanwhile, Ji-woo prepares for a new exhibition and yet struggles to find a new form. In the midst of searching, an image of a strange man comes across her mind.

It is the philosophy of Zen Buddhism that you and I are neither one nor two, and that we are neither the same nor different. Young-mok seeks enlightenment; and Ji-woo, an inspiration. As their paths are interwoven into a story that is neither one nor two, they breathe into each other and coexist. 脫 or Tal (meaning "release") is a letter that embodies the smiling face of a person who has freed oneself from the body. In the current COVID-19 pandemic, where individuals are cut off from one another, I hope this movie conveys the bliss that comes from meeting with others, freeing us from all bondages.