SYNOPSICS
26 nyeon (2012) is a Korean movie. Geun-hyun Cho has directed this movie. Jin Goo,Hye-jin Han,Soo-bin Bae,Seul-ong Im are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2012. 26 nyeon (2012) is considered one of the best Drama,Thriller movie in India and around the world.
26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre that occurred during the Gwangju Democratization Movement. Kwak Jin-Bae (Jin Goo) is a gang member who lost his father in the Gwangju Democratization Movement. He wants to get revenge. Shim Mi-Jin (Han Hye-Jin) is a shooter from the national team. She is the shooter for the covert team. Policeman Kwon Jung-Kyuk (Im Seul-Ong) lost his family in the Gwangju Democratization Movement. He is now responsible for the cars that have access to the ex-president's house.
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26 nyeon (2012) Reviews
wow!
This movie is so awesome! Should get more worldwide attention but its not because this is surely not Kim ki duk's art house. About a victim's family who want to take revenge after what happened to their family 26 years ago in Gwangju's massacre, very well constructed and so unpredictable, its a true story I guess because at their ending credit they listed a lot of name,of victim of the gwangju's massacre. Got sufficient tension, great acting, some saddy moment that make me cry and honestly I rarely cry watching movie although they say their genre are drama. If you love good thrilling movie just like the chaser, yellow sea, memories of murder, i saw the devil, and many more excellent korean thriller you will absolutely love this! If not I will punch myself in the face just like edward norton in fight club!
The final minutes are so gripping! So intense, that if you don't get at the edge of your seat with this story, you are made of ice!
By the end I was yelling at the screen! Shoot! Based on true events on the story of Korea, and unfortunately with similitude to Mexico in 1968, made this film so intense, it is like having six cups of coffee within six minutes, it is like failing to catch the last train home and losing it after running a mile. The movie builds up slowly and fatefully to its purpose, the acting, what can we say? It's a Korean movie, different but compelling. How much can you wish that one of the movie characters gets to die? Especially when you know is a rotten human being much like the Mexican president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, who before the Olympics in Mexico City, ordered the soldiers to shoot on innocent people on October 2, 1968. I was wondering if ever anyone related to the massacred kids in Tlatelolco, ever fantasize on doing something like in "26 Years" , and "El paciente interno" (THE CONVICT PATIENT) (2012) seems to be the answer to the question, unfortunately I haven't seen this documentary or heard about director Alejandro Solar, but definitely I am looking forward to see his work . To anyone interested in the subject I would recommend "Rojo amanecer" Red Dawn (1990) directed by Jorge Fons, even though the movie presents the story only from "the experience" of one family living in one of the Tlatelolco Buildings. The Koreans, the Chinese in Tiananmen plaza, and many other places in the world have suffer, and lived in terrifying memories. Too bad in real life dictator Augusto Pinochet died of old age, too bad Gustavo Diaz Ordaz never was punished, and too bad Chun Doo-Hwan is still living virtually free! "26 Years" is a good movie that I would recommend to those who like to think and reflect about the past and future of any society on our messed up world.
Worth Watching
Good casting. Each of the actors had some charm that kept me intrigued. The cinematographers captured South Korea well, and I enjoyed looking at the scenery. There are a few scenes in particular that may turn some of the viewers off. I think it's common in South Korean movies to have scenes that stretch on longer than they should. At the last second (again), something happens to extend the scene or add suspense. Overall, I enjoyed watching this movie and would recommend it, especially if you're interested in the Gwangju Massacre.
Korean cinema as I love
Actually, there are two kinds of Korean cinema: the true Korean, genuine Korean scheme, and the Hollywood like one: the kind i hate with super heroes, action packed movies and of course f...happy endings. Useless to say that this feature belongs to the first category. Gripping, poignant, brutal, it could never be an American feature. But it is sometimes too long, a bit ankward, and the final ending disappointed me a little.
Long with pointless violence
an unpleasant and long movie trying to extract negative emotion from the audience. a child splattered with the mother's blood crying, she has been shot in the head, but there is no brain, after all she's a woman, right? the, by now, usual korean movie violence, but not much else. a shallow and tardily plea for regicide, comparable with the middle age European texts. a shallow understanding of life in general, but who cares when revenge stories sell?