National Security (2012)
- Original title
- 남영동1985
- Directed by
- Chung Ji-young
- Genre
- drama film, prison film, biographical film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Based on true events, the film follows Kim Geun-tae, a democracy activist who was kidnapped and tortured by police for 22 days in 1985 during South Korea's military dictatorship. It depicts his endurance under interrogation and the brutality of the regime.
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What happens
National Security (Korean: 남영동 1985; RR: Namyeongdong 1985) is a 2012 South Korean biographical drama film based on the memoir by Kim Geun-tae, a democracy activist who was kidnapped and tortured by national police inspector Lee Geun-an for 22 days in 1985 during the Chun Doo-hwan regime. Calling the film "the most painful experience in my 30 years as a filmmaker," director Chung Ji-young wanted the audience to reflect on the theme of torture. He said he found the courage to make the film so that Korean viewers will "engage with our sad history and the sacrifices of great people like Kim Geun-tae in a concrete, meaningful way. If we triumph over the past, we can move forward with unity and reconciliation." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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