May 18 (2007)
Overview : 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.
Release Date : July 25, 2007
Runtime : 118m
Companies : CJ Entertainment, KiHweck ShiDae
Countries : South Korea
Keywords : historical event, 1980s, gwangju uprising, gwangju, democratization movement