November Screenings Disclose Korean Truths

Three movies talking about South Korea’s ‘uncomfortable truth’ are becoming a matter of great interest by coming to the theater district in November.

‘Don’t Cry Mommy’ criticizes the slap on the wrist punishment to people who attack minors. ‘I’m the Murderer’ tells us about the contradiction in the current legal system, and ‘Namyoung-Dong 1985’ reminds us of the human rights. These three movies are the agonists.

‘Don’t Cry Mommy’ is a movie about the story of a mother who lost her only daughter, she got personal revenge instead of using the law. Domestic teen sex offenders crimes were the topic of this movie.

For the first time in a Korean movie, it focused on the reality of teen sex offenders and criticizes how this social condition has no strict laws.

‘Don’t Cry Mommy’ shows the victim picking an extreme choice in suicide because of sexual assault which also caused her family to suffer in all their lives. This draws the public rage by giving contrast to the perpetrator who lives a relaxed life even though he committed a crime. It releases on November 22nd.

‘I’m the Murderer’ is now high ranked in the box office and this movie also criticizes a bitter reality. This is about the fight between a serial killer who became a star by publishing his murder penitential biography and a cop who tries to discover the unsolved disappearance. It overlaps with the anecdote of Sagawa Itsay who still is a famous writer after publishing a book about murdering a Dutch female college student, this gives audiences a shock. Also, the movie features the story of a murderer who asks forgiveness after a statute of limitations and he gets a lot of fame. This story attracts a large crowd by reporting a contradiction in the judicial system.

‘Namyoung-Dong 1985’ tells us what happened in an anti-communist investigative room in Namyoung-dong for 22days according to the essay of a senior advisor of Minjutonghapdang, Kim Geontae, who has died, giving us a question of human rights.

For 22days, the spectacle of having a main character locked in a room and tortured until being placed in extreme danger of losing his life, lets us reflect on ourselves who were ignorant of human rights and consider the right direction for advancement. It releases on 22^nd of November..




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