In the Absence

APPROPIATE

2018 / 29min.

Rating7.8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.

Directors

Yi Seung-jun

Actors

Kim Soo-hyun

Yoo An-sil

Kim Seok-kyun

Jeong Bu-ja

Park Young-sun

Park Joo-min

Kim Ki-chun

Park Geun-hye

Kim Sung-mook

Jeon Gwang-geun

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