Cruel State (2015)
- Original title
- 나쁜 나라
- Directed by
- Kim Jin-yeol
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows the families of the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea. It shows their year-long fight for the truth about why their loved ones died, as they protest outside government buildings.
sombergrief-strickenangryfrustratingbleakrawpersonalpolitical
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