12.12: The Day

A substantial and exciting political thriller that has become the sixth highest grossing domestic film in the history of South Korea.

After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him.

“An essential chronicle of Seoul’s darkest night and a cracking piece of cinema…” ~Pierce Conran, ScreenAnarchy

“Bleak, but also angry, Kim’s extraordinarily controlled political thriller is damning in its condemnations of a militarising culture and the ever present threat which accompanies it.” ~Hayley Scanlon, Windows on Worlds

“Director Kim Sung-soo has forged a harrowing docudrama that functions as both a riveting political thriller and a searing j’accuse against the forces that would extinguish democracy’s precious flicker.” ~Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi, Gazettely