In the Absence
When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.
At a glance
Countries
South Korea
Ratings
TMDB users
7.8/10
47 votes
Rating consensus
78/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~78/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Park Geun-hye
Self (archive footage)
Yoo An-sil
Self
Kim Sung-mook
Self
Jeon Gwang-geun
Self
Jeong Bu-ja
Self
Kim Soo-hyun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Kyung-il
Self (archive footage)
Kim Seok-kyun
Self (archive footage)
Park Young-sun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Ki-chun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Gwan-hong
Self (archive footage)
Kim Hye-yeon
Self
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In the Absence (2018)
Yi Seung-jun
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