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.
Title | May 18 |
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Year | 2007 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Country | South Korea |
Studio | CJ Entertainment, KiHweck ShiDae |
Cast | Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won, Lee Joon-gi, Park Cheol-min, Park Won-sang |
Crew | Yim Dong-seok (Production Sound Mixer), Lee Sang-ha (Stunts), Lim Wang-sub (Stunts), Oh Sun-kyo (Set Decoration), Kim Jong-su (Visual Effects Supervisor), Kim Byeong-gi (Special Effects Supervisor) |
Keyword | historical event, 1980s, gwangju uprising, gwangju, democratization movement |
Release | Jul 25, 2007 |
Runtime | 118 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 40 users |