May 18 (2007)

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The day a nation's conscience died.

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.

• Released: 2007-07-25
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 58m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 48 votes

Directed by Kim Ji-hoon.

Top cast

• Kim Sang-kyung as Kang Min-woo
• Ahn Sung-ki as Park Heung-soo
• Lee Yo-won as Park Shin-ae
• Lee Joon-gi as Kang Jin-woo
• Park Cheol-min as In-bong
• Park Won-sang as Yong-dae
• Song Jae-ho as Priest Kim
• Na Moon-hee as Naju-daek
• Kwon Tae-won as Brigadier general Choi
• Uhm Hyo-seop as Captain Kim

Full cast & crew

Where to watch May 18

• United States: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Tubi TV
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV

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