May 18 (film)

MayHangul RRHwaryeohan hyuga lit. Splendid Holiday is a South Korean film released in 2007.

Minwoo leads a relatively peaceful life with his younger brother Jinwoountil the day the soldiers go on the rampage against the citizens. The citizens form a militia determined to protect their loved ones, and Minwoo finds himself in the middle of it all.After the Coup dtat of December Twelfth 1979 in Seoul, ROK Army Lieutenant General Chun Doohwan, commander of Defense Security Command, declared martial law on May 17, 1980, to suppress student demonstrations around the country. The next day, students in Gwangju protested at the gate of Chonnam National University against the closing of the university, when airborne paratroopers blocking the university responded with violent means. After the incident, students moved into the downtown area, where they were joined by the citizens of the city. The growing crowd was met by the use of force, including gunfire, that caused some fatalities. ........

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