May 18

May 18 (2007)

2007-07-25 · 118 min · Rating 6.90/10 (47 votes)

The day a nation's conscience died.

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

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1980s democratization movement gwangju gwangju uprising historical event

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