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The day a nation's conscience died.

2007•1h 58m•

★6.9(47 ratings)

DramaHistory

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.

Director

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Main Cast

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

Kang Min-woo

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

Park Heung-soo

Lee Yo-won

Lee Yo-won

Park Shin-ae

Lee Joon-gi

Lee Joon-gi

Kang Jin-woo

Park Cheol-min

Park Cheol-min

In-bong

Park Won-sang

Park Won-sang

Yong-dae

Song Jae-ho

Song Jae-ho

Priest Kim

Na Moon-hee

Na Moon-hee

Naju-daek

Kwon Tae-won

Kwon Tae-won

Brigadier general Choi

Uhm Hyo-seop

Uhm Hyo-seop

Captain Kim

Park Yong-su

Park Yong-su

Major general Jung

Lee Eol

Lee Eol

Lieutenant Colonel Bae

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Kim Ji-hoon

Writing

Screenplay: Na Hyun
Original Story: Sang-yeon Park

Production

Executive Producer: Lee Soo-nam
Producer: Park Chang-hyun
Producer: Yoo In-taek

Music & Sound

Production Sound Mixer: Yim Dong-seok
Sound Designer: Lee Sung-june
Original Music Composer: Kim Seong-hyeon

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Lee Doo-man

Editing

Assistant Editor: Wang Sung-ik
Editor: Hahm Sung-won

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Oh Sun-kyo
Production Design: Park Elhen

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Kim Kyeong-mi

Visual Effects

Special Effects Supervisor: Kim Byeong-gi
Visual Effects Supervisor: Kim Jong-su

Keywords

historical event1980sgwangju uprisinggwangjudemocratization movement

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The day a nation's conscience died."

#2

The original title is "화려한 휴가" (KO).

#3

The runtime is 118 minutes (1h 58m).

#4

The film was directed by Kim Ji-hoon.

#5

The screenplay was written by Na Hyun.

#6

The score was composed by Kim Seong-hyeon.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Lee Doo-man.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0800341.

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Rating

6.9/10

Good

47 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

화려한 휴가

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG12

Language:

한국어/조선말

Country of Origin:

South Korea

Production Companies:

CJ Entertainment

CJ Entertainment

KiHweck ShiDae