May 18 (2007)

"The day a nation's conscience died."

★ 6.9/10 (48 votes)

IMDb

1h 58m

Drama History

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.