Kim-Gun
3 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2019-05-23
Runtime: 89 mins
Director: Kang Sang-woo
Writer: Ahn Jee-hwan, Yang Hee, Shin Yeon-kyoung
Spoken language: 한국어/조선말
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Kim-Gun
Production Companies: Full Film, 1011 Film, Cinema 6411
Production Countries: South Korea
Recommendations
The Time of Our Lives
2009-04-11
A documentary that tells the story of Choi Hyun-sook, the first out lesbian parliamentarian candidat
The Price of Democracy
2020-03-06
The expressions of democratization are usually interpreted by elites from two different parties but
Blue Butterfly Effect
2017-06-22
The small county of Seongju staged protests against the THAAD. Young mothers led protests from conce
Shadow Flowers
2021-10-27
Ryun-hee Kim, a North Korean housewife, was forced to come to South Korea and became its citizen aga
Family in the Bubble
2018-12-20
My parents were real estate developers and dealers in the 1980s. They achieved the ‘middle class dre
Beyond Now, Nyein
2025-09-13
Choi Jinbae from Korea and Nyein Thazin from Myanmar are an international couple. They married seven
The Reservoir Game
2017-09-07
An investigative reporter seeks to expose the whereabouts of a slush fund belonging to the former pr
Names of Revolution
2021-10-09
Names of Revolution recalls the memories of those who participated in the struggle to rewrite the hi
Mafia of the Law
2019-05-02
A prisoner of 7 years who was innocently jailed by political prosecutors looks into the case himself
레드 툼
2015-07-09
To Kill Alice
2019-08-08
Eunmi, a woman who underwent intense anti-communist education while she grew up in South Korea, live
Love In Korea
2013-08-08
Gwangju Video: The Missing
2020-07-16
There are people whose lives have been shaken by the 'Gwangju Video'. On May of 1980, the course of
Soseongri
2018-08-16
On April 26, 2017, THAAD was deployed in Soseongri, accompanied by the military boots of the Korean
Army
2018-10-05
"You belong to the country for the next two years." The film describes Woo-cheol's struggles with be
Good Light, Good Air
2021-04-28
The title Good Light, Good Air is oddly paradoxical. Keenly working at the point where his artistic
South Korea: Earth's Hidden Wilderness
2018-02-11
Once a mountain kingdom of ancient palaces and emperors, Korea in the 21st century is largely known
The Hinzpeter Story
2018-05-17
In May of 1980, the city is locked down and phone lines are dead because of protests and struggles i
Miracle on Jongno Street
2011-06-02
A story about 4 gay men who try to lead a normal life in Korea, the conservative and harsh country f
9 Days in the Summer
2020-09-18