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World Premiere
The Battle of Gwangju
Korean Cinema Today
Social Criticism · True Story · Politics/Conspiracy · Human Rights · History
- CountryKorea
- Production Year2015
- Running Time121min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
On May 18, 1980. The Gwangju Democratization Movement began. In its first days, a crackdown on student demonstrators by paratroopers results in the loss of numerous lives. Incited by the violence, residents of the city of Gwangju rise up, engaging the influx of troops descending upon their city. The denizens are able to defend their home and their freedom for a short time but are eventually pushed back. The troops, now with reinforcements, re-launch their attack. On May 27 the remaining civilians still fighting gather in the Jeonil Building for their final stand. Shoeshiners, factory workers, teahouse waitresses—people who have been ill-treated by society—put their lives at risk trying to defend their ideals and the city. While other notable films such as A Petal by Jang Seon-wu and May 18 by Kim Ji-hun have tackled the plight of Gwangju, Yi, best known for Yellow Flower (2002), recreates the atmosphere of that terrible day in a wonderfully experimental way. With the gun being the ultimate symbol of violence, he has insisted that no guns appear in the film. Instead, the actors only behave as if they were holding guns. Gunshots are heard and blood is seen—but the guns themselves are non-existent. (NAM Dong-chul)
Director

YI Ji-sang
Born in Gimhae in 1956. Studied theology at Hanshin University and became a filmmaker since 1993 with his first short For Rosa. Since a short film De-Pure Land (1996) and his first feature Yellow Flower (1998) were invited to Busan, he directed more than 10 independant features invited to international film festivlas. The Battle of Gwangju (2015) is his commercial debut.
Credit
- Director
YI Ji-sang - ProducerSeung-yea YI
- CastAhnn YI
Su HYEON
Woong YANG
Wang-joo RYU - ScreenplayJi-sang YI
- CinematographyJi-sang YI
- Production DesignTae-beom SEO
- EditorMi-ja KANG
- MusicSung-mo KWON
- Production CompanyHYORIM int.
Busan Film Cooperative
jucompany@naver.com
ab@bus.kr
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