Gwangju Uprising Movies
- 2017
A Taxi Driver
A Taxi Driver8.0762017HD
May, 1980. Man-seob is a taxi driver in Seoul who lives from hand to mouth, raising his young daughter alone. One day, he hears that there is a...
- 2012
26 Years
26 Years6.8462012HD
26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement....
- 2000
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy7.52000HD
In the spring of 1999, a group of old friends gather to celebrate their 20 year reunion. Among the group is Yeong-ho, a cold, unhappy man, whose...
- 1996
A Petal
A Petal71996HD
A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the...
- 2007
May 18
May 186.92007HD
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and...
- 2017
Excavator
Excavator7.72017HD
20 years after discharge from the army and now an excavator driver, a former paratrooper who had been mobilized to suppress the May 18th Democratic...
- 2018
The March for the Lost
The March for the Lost42018HD
This is the story of a father who died mysteriously in May of 1980, a mother who lives in the shadows with a bullet in her head and not being able to...
- 2007
Scout
Scout7.12007HD
1980, Kwang-ju is fired up about a genius pitcher, a senior in high school. Ho-chang takes confident strides across the field making his way by...
- 2024
1980: The Unforgettable Day
1980: The Unforgettable Day4.32024HD
There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the...
- 2018
The Hinzpeter Story
The Hinzpeter Story82018HD
In May of 1980, the city is locked down and phone lines are dead because of protests and struggles in demand of democracy. Just when Gwangju was...
- 2006
The Old Garden
The Old Garden6.3752006HD
Activist Hyun-woo is released from prison after a 17-year stint. Journeying back to the village where he spent some time as a fugitive he recalls the...
- 2021
In the Name of the Son
In the Name of the Son4.72021HD
Chae-geun is a driver for hire with manic depression. He often talks to his son who is studying in the States and tells him he would keep his...
- 2019
Kim-Gun
Kim-Gun82019HD
KIM-GUN searches for the whereabouts of a young man whose identity has sparked a national controversy over the 1980 May 18 Gwangju Uprising. Starting...
- 2020
The Confessions of May in the Wilderness
The Confessions of May in the Wilderness82020HD
The movie is a compilation of the movie "Wilderness" in which a member of the airborne unit who killed a girl during the Gwangju Democratization...
- 2020
Gwangju Video: The Missing
Gwangju Video: The Missing5.52020HD
There are people whose lives have been shaken by the 'Gwangju Video'. On May of 1980, the course of their lives changed in front of a huge wave of...
- 2011
No Name Stars
No Name Stars02011HD
This year is the 30th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement. Though the country commemorates the event as the official historical...
- 1990
The Song of Resurrection
The Song of Resurrection01990HD
Cheol-gi who dreams of a society that embraces justice begins classes at a night school. There he learns about political and social contradictions...
- 2021
Good Light, Good Air
Good Light, Good Air02021HD
The title Good Light, Good Air is oddly paradoxical. Keenly working at the point where his artistic identity and persistent attention on modern...
- 1989
Oh! Dreamland
Oh! Dreamland01989HD
After the Gwangju Democratization Movement is terminated by brute force, Jong Soo runs from the authorities and goes to Dongducheon in search of Tae...
- 2010
May Story
May Story72010HD
The South Korean city of Gwangju, will commemorate the May 18th 1980 uprising in style. They will stage a grand re-enactment of the scenes of the May...