In the Absence (2018)

Original title

부재의 기억

Directed by

Lee Seung-jun

Genre

documentary film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

28 min

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the sinking of the MV Sewol ferry in South Korea in 2014. It focuses on the tragedy that killed hundreds of high school students and the aftermath for families.

somberreflectivequietly devastatingslow-pacedmournfulfactualmeditativegrief-stricken

What happens

In the Absence (Korean: 부재의기억) is a 2018 South Korean–American short documentary film that depicts the sinking of the MV Sewol in 2014, in which three hundred people – mostly school children from Danwon High School – lost their lives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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