May 18
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.
At a glance
Countries
South Korea
Ratings
TMDB users
6.9/10
48 votes
Rating consensus
69/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~69/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Kim Sang-kyung
Kang Min-woo
Ahn Sung-ki
Park Heung-soo
Lee Yo-won
Park Shin-ae
Lee Joon-gi
Kang Jin-woo
Park Cheol-min
In-bong
Park Won-sang
Yong-dae
Song Jae-ho
Priest Kim
Na Moon-hee
Naju-daek
Kwon Tae-won
Brigadier general Choi
Uhm Hyo-seop
Captain Kim
Park Yong-su
Major general Jung
Lee Eol
Lieutenant Colonel Bae
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May 18 (2007)
Kim Ji-hoon
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