Kang Sang-woo

A man enters a rehabilitation centre for ex-convicts

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 with the vague memories of those who had crossed paths with him during that time, the film tracks down those who participated in the Uprising as “Citizen Soldiers.” It also traces KIM’s final steps, based on photographic clues found in the firearms he carried and the “Surveillance Truck No. 10” in which he rode. By identifying KIM-GUN, we believe that we can find valuable leads to resolving the ongoing controversy over May 18. Why did a nameless young man join the Uprising? Why did he take up arms? Where has he gone afterwards? It is the answers to these questions that the film seeks.

The boy goes to the skating rink. Loss that can not be mourned does not disappear.

Studies of post-prison rehab and of life on Anmado island

A young gay man faces arrest for burning his military-service draft notice.

The baseball teams of Gwangju Jeil High School and Hwasun High School play a game, and an insurance planner from Kyobo Life Insurance makes a call to the owner of Whirlpool Laundry. Boys of an acting school listen to music from a smart phone. The film staff shoots the scenes.

A man enters a rehabilitation centre for ex-convicts

A man enters a rehabilitation centre for ex-convicts

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 with the vague memories of those who had crossed paths with him during that time, the film tracks down those who participated in the Uprising as “Citizen Soldiers.” It also traces KIM’s final steps, based on photographic clues found in the firearms he carried and the “Surveillance Truck No. 10” in which he rode. By identifying KIM-GUN, we believe that we can find valuable leads to resolving the ongoing controversy over May 18. Why did a nameless young man join the Uprising? Why did he take up arms? Where has he gone afterwards? It is the answers to these questions that the film seeks.

The boy goes to the skating rink. Loss that can not be mourned does not disappear.

Studies of post-prison rehab and of life on Anmado island

A young gay man faces arrest for burning his military-service draft notice.

The baseball teams of Gwangju Jeil High School and Hwasun High School play a game, and an insurance planner from Kyobo Life Insurance makes a call to the owner of Whirlpool Laundry. Boys of an acting school listen to music from a smart phone. The film staff shoots the scenes.

As the novel 『LimGeojeong』 becomes a great success, the publisher and the writer's bereaved family in North Korea meet to solve the copyright problem. Their exchanges between South and North Korea create another novel-like story that condenses issues in various fields including politics, economy, and culture together with concerns and hospitality.

As the novel 『LimGeojeong』 becomes a great success, the publisher and the writer's bereaved family in North Korea meet to solve the copyright problem. Their exchanges between South and North Korea create another novel-like story that condenses issues in various fields including politics, economy, and culture together with concerns and hospitality.