May 18

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.

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2007-07-25
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Country: South Korea
  • Language: Korean
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.878
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