May 18
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- 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.
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
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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
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