Cruel State

Synopsis

In April 2014, the entire nation of South Korea watched on television live as The Sewol capsized off the coast of Jindo. The tragedy left life-long wounds in the hearts of people whose family and friends had been among the 304 passengers killed. The majority of the victims were high school students on a school trip. Their parents were not even given the luxury of grieving, as they had to camp out in front of the Parliament, City Hall and the Presidential House, asking for only one thing - to know the truth about why their children had been left to die. But after more than a year, that truth has yet to be brought to light. This film is a documentation of the year-long struggle and painful soul-searching of people destined to be labelled as 'bereaved families' for the rest of their lives, as they come face to face with the naked face of their cruel country.

Main Cast

Moon So-ri

Narrator

Age : 49 | Popularity : 6%

Pope Francis

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Moon Jae-in

Self

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Park Young-sun

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Kim Ki-chun

Self

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Kim Je-dong

Self

Age : 50 | Popularity : 3%

Park Geun-hye

Self

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kim Jin-yeol
	Co-Director	Jung Il-gun Lee Soo-jung
Camera	Director of Photography	Kim Jin-yeol Jung Il-gun Lee Soo-jung
	Camera Operator	Kim Hyung-joo
Editing	Editor	Tae Jun-seek
Sound	Sound Supervisor	Yang Jeong-won
Department	Role	Name

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