Kim-Gun

General Information

Original Title
김군
Author/Creator
Kang, Sang-woo, director
Language
Korean.
Subtitles
English, Hungarian
Published
South Korea : 1011 Films, 2018.
Physical Description
Digital film (85 mins.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_10000741

Contents/Summary

Summary
A photo of a young man taken during the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising in South Korea stirs controversy 35 years after the photo was taken. In 2015, ex-army official Jee Man-won claims that the uprising was not a democratic movement, but a riot perpetrated by North Korean special forces; he believes that the man in the photo was a North Korean special agent, now living in Pyongyang as a national hero. Outraged by Jee's claim, survivors sue him for defamation and distorting the history of the Gwangju Uprising, yet no one remembers the young man in the photo. Finally, someone recognizes him as "Kim-gun", a homeless scrap collector who became one of the leading protesters.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Kim-Gun
Note
Verzio Film Festival Submission
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryHU_OSA_10000741.mp4AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format