Gwangju Uprising Movies

  • 2017
    A Taxi Driver

    A Taxi Driver

    A Taxi Driver

    8.12017HD

    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...

    A Taxi Driver
  • 2012
    26 Years

    26 Years

    26 Years

    6.92012HD

    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....

    26 Years
  • 2000
    Peppermint Candy

    Peppermint Candy

    Peppermint Candy

    7.52000HD

    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...

    Peppermint Candy
  • 1996
    A Petal

    A Petal

    A Petal

    71996HD

    A young girl is caught up in the 1980 Gwangju massacre, where Korean soldiers killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters who opposed the...

    A Petal
  • 2007
    May 18

    May 18

    May 18

    6.92007HD

    The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and...

    May 18
  • 2017
    Excavator

    Excavator

    Excavator

    7.72017HD

    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...

    Excavator
  • 2021
    In the Name of the Son

    In the Name of the Son

    In the Name of the Son

    4.72021HD

    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...

    In the Name of the Son
  • 2006
    The Old Garden

    The Old Garden

    The Old Garden

    6.72006HD

    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...

    The Old Garden
  • 2024
    1980: The Unforgettable Day

    1980: The Unforgettable Day

    1980: The Unforgettable Day

    4.32024HD

    There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the...

    1980: The Unforgettable Day
  • 2007
    Scout

    Scout

    Scout

    7.12007HD

    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...

    Scout
  • 2011
    No Name Stars

    No Name Stars

    No Name Stars

    02011HD

    This year is the 30th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement. Though the country commemorates the event as the official historical...

    No Name Stars
  • 1989
    Oh! Dreamland

    Oh! Dreamland

    Oh! Dreamland

    01989HD

    After the Gwangju Democratization Movement is terminated by brute force, Jong Soo runs from the authorities and goes to Dongducheon in search of Tae...

    Oh! Dreamland
  • 2018
    The March for the Lost

    The March for the Lost

    The March for the Lost

    42018HD

    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...

    The March for the Lost
  • 2020
    The Confessions of May in the Wilderness

    The Confessions of May in the Wilderness

    The Confessions of May in the Wilderness

    82020HD

    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...

    The Confessions of May in the Wilderness
  • 1990
    The Song of Resurrection

    The Song of Resurrection

    The Song of Resurrection

    01990HD

    Cheol-gi who dreams of a society that embraces justice begins classes at a night school. There he learns about political and social contradictions...

    The Song of Resurrection
  • 2021
    Good Light, Good Air

    Good Light, Good Air

    Good Light, Good Air

    02021HD

    The title Good Light, Good Air is oddly paradoxical. Keenly working at the point where his artistic identity and persistent attention on modern...

    Good Light, Good Air
  • 2019
    Kim-Gun

    Kim-Gun

    Kim-Gun

    82019HD

    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...

    Kim-Gun
  • 2018
    The Hinzpeter Story

    The Hinzpeter Story

    The Hinzpeter Story

    82018HD

    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...

    The Hinzpeter Story
  • 2020
    Gwangju Video: The Missing

    Gwangju Video: The Missing

    Gwangju Video: The Missing

    5.52020HD

    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...

    Gwangju Video: The Missing
  • 2010
    May Story

    May Story

    May Story

    72010HD

    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...

    May Story