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Profile
- Movie: May 18
- Revised romanization: Hwa-ryo-han Hyoo-ga
- Hangul: 화려한 휴가
- Director: Kim Ji-Hun
- Writer: Na Hyeon, Park Sang-Yeon
- Producer: Yoo In-Taek, Park Chang-Hyun
- Cinematographer: Lee Doo-Man
- Release Date: July 26, 2007
- Production Budget: US$ 7.2M
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Runtime: 126 min.
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Having lost his parents at a young age, Min-woo takes care of his younger brother Jin-woo much like a father would. He harbors a secret crush on Shin-ae, a nurse he meets at a church gathering, and persuades her to go on a date with him to the movies. But not long after the film begins, they hear the sound of sirens and are rushed out of the theater. Outside they find chaos in the streets : Tear gas dances wildly and soldiers mobilized for crowd control have taken to violent beatings. Bewildered and enraged, the citizens form a militia, determined to protect the ones they love - and Min-woo finds himself in the middle of it all.
Timeline of the Gwangju Massacree
May 17, 1980
After the Coup d'état of December Twelfth (1979) in Seoul, ROK Army Lieutenant General Chun Doo-hwan, commander of Security Command, declared martial law on May 17, 1980 to suppress student demonstrations around the country. The next day, students in Gwangju protested at the gate of Chonnam National University against the closing of the university, when armed forces blocking the university responded with violent means. After the incident, students moved into the downtown area, where they were joined by the citizens of the city. The growing crowd was met by the use of force, including gunfire, that caused some fatalities.
May 20, 1980
As the news of the fatalities spread, on May 20, protesters burned down the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation local station which, under effective government control, portrayed the protests as hooligans led by Communist agents. By May 21, some 300,000 people had joined the protest against the General's power; weapons depots and police stations were looted of their weapons and the civil militias, known as the Citizen Army, beat back the armed forces, killing several soldiers.
With all routes and communications leading in and out of the city blocked by armed forces, a civilian body was formed to maintain order and conduct negotiations with the government. Although order was well maintained, a number of negotiations to resolve the situation failed to achieve any results.
May 27, 1980
On May 27, airborne and army troops from five divisions were inserted and defeated the civil militias in the downtown area in only 90 minutes.
Notes
- Filming took place over 12 acres at the High-tech Science Industrial Park in northern Gwangju. Over 600 extras were used for the protest scenes.
- Other titles depicting the Gwangju Uprising:
- Song of Resurrection | Buhwaleui nolae (1991)
Cast
- Ahn Sung-Kee - Heung-su Park
- Kim Sang-Kyung - Min-woo Kang
- Lee Joon-Gi - Jin-woo Kang
- Lee Yo-Won - Shin-ae Park
- Song Jae-Ho - Priest
- Park Won-Sang
- Jeong In-Gi
- Lee Eol
- Park Cheol-Min
- Choi Jae-Hwan
- Park Yong-Soo
- Im Hyeon-Seong
- Kwon Tae-Won - General Choi
- Heo Hyeon-Hwa
- Eom Hyo-Seop
- Baek Bong-Ki
- Kim Cheol-Ki
- Oh Chang-Suk - citizen soldier #25
- Hwang Young-Hee - In-Bong
- Lee Hyung-Suk - student resembling Jin-Woo
- Han Eun-Sun - nurse 2
- Yoo Hyung-Gwan - Byung-Jo's father
Trailer
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Film Festivals
- 2008 (12th) Fantasia Film Festival - July 3rd-21st * Canadian Premiere
Awards
- Best Cinematography - 2007 (27th) Critics Choice Awards - November
