‘12.12: The Day’ Review: South Korea’s Oscar Submission Is an Exciting Political Thriller About the Nation’s 1979 Coup d’Etat
The Day,' a box office hit in South Korea and its Oscar submission for international feature, recreates the country's 1979 ...
The troubled history of martial law, coups and toppled presidents many hoped South Korea had left behind
Last year, a political blockbuster gripped South Korea with a dramatization of a painful memory from its authoritarian past, ...
'Are we about to repeat history?': Martial law's traumatic legacy in South Korea
Some were blockbusters featuring South Korea's biggest stars, such as last year's 12.12 The Day, a historical drama starring popular actor Hwang Jung-min. The movie depicts the political chaos that ...