Remember Malaysia's very own May 13, 1969?I guess, May is not a good month.
In Korea, May 18, 1980 is forever engraved in modern Korean history as the beginning of a fateful series of events. Its tragedy is relived on screen as director Kim Ji-hoon pays homage to the victims of the Gwangju Democratization Movement in his latest offering, "May 18." The film traces the suppression of a popular uprising that became a bloody 10-day conflict between soldiers and ordinary citizens. More...
See the poster above? It's from "May 18", a very, very touching 2007 Korean movie centered on the legacy of the Korean massacre in 1980.
Watch it. You shall weep and count your blessings.
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