Over 100 people are gathered in the auditorium. Then the military trial begins. They are neither told what crime they are being tried for nor given a chance to defend themselves, but convicted without a simple procedure of their names being called out. They find out about their sentences only upon arriving in prison on land and are not given a proper explanation even after having served their time. A more absurd intro than the one from The Trial by Franz Kafka, but this is reality, not fiction. Until the Stones Speak calmly follows the testimony of five grandmothers who were embroiled in the Jeju 4.3 and had to remain silent since. While beaches with waves and beautiful snowy mountains of Jeju Island, and the testimony overlap, some places perfectly matching the testimony. Ordinary alleys, front yards of houses, the remains of a burned down house. They appear as an everyday landscape rather than a mere footage, sometimes watching the audience as witnesses with historical layers. This simple composition effectively embodies the meticulous approach of the film to the heart of the Jeju 4.3.​