Focus On Korea
Because I Hate Korea
한국이 싫어서
Synopsis:
Jeon Doo-Gwang (Hwang Jung-Min) is the commander of the Defense Security Command and founder of the secret military club Hanahoe. Over a period of 9 hours on December 12, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea, Jeon Doo-Gwang leads the "12.12 Military Insurrection" and orders the arrest of a general without the authorization from the president. Lee Tae-Shin (Jung Woo-Sung), who is a commander of the Capital Security Command, stands against the military insurrection.
Schedule
Nov 16, 2024 02:00 PM
Director
Jang Kun-jae
Jang Kun-jae graduated from the Korean Academy of Film Arts with a major in cinematography and worked as a director of photography for independent films. He directed several short films including A Requiem (2000), Do Not Let Me In Fight (2003), and Time in Heaven (2007) before he debuted with his first feature Eighteen (2009), which went on to win the Dragons and Tigers Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Nuovo Cinema Award at the Pesaro Film Festival. His following film, Sleepless Night (2012), won the Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the Jeonju International Film Festival and was introduced at the Edinburgh International Film Festival as well as the Nantes Three Continents Festival. A Misdummer′s Fantasia (2014) received the Directors Guild of Korea Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the Korean Association of Film Critics Awards. His recent works include Vestige (2020, codirected with Kim Jongkwan), Juhee from 5 to 7 (2022) and a Tving original series Monstrous (2022).
Credits
Director:
JANG Kun-jae
Executive Producer:
Stanley KWAK
Producer:
YOUN Hee-young
Cinematography:
NA HUI-SEOK
Editing:
LEE YEON-JEONG
Cast:
KO Asung
KIM Woo-kyum
KIM Ji-young
Screenwriters:
JANG Kun-jae
KIM Woo-ri
Sound:
CHANG CHUL-HO
106 min | Drama | 2023 | South Korea | Korean | English Subs
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