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May 18
“The day a nation's conscience died.”
69%
Movie
1h 58m
AI Analysis
May 18 (2007) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of May 18 (2007) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to de… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~118 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate May 18 69% (48 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2007-07-25
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 58069
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The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers prepa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie May 18?
The official runtime for May 18 is approximately 118 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Kim Sang-kyung
Kang Min-woo

Ahn Sung-ki
Park Heung-soo

Lee Yo-won
Park Shin-ae

Lee Joon-gi
Kang Jin-woo

Park Cheol-min
In-bong

Park Won-sang
Yong-dae

Song Jae-ho
Priest Kim

Na Moon-hee
Naju-daek

Kwon Tae-won
Brigadier general Choi

Uhm Hyo-seop
Captain Kim

Park Yong-su
Major general Jung

Lee Eol
Lieutenant Colonel Bae

Son Byung-ho
Teacher Jung

Yoo Hyung-gwan
Byung-jo's father

Baek Bong-ki
Won-ki

Lim Hyun-sung
Sang-pil

Hwang Taek-ha
Dong-gyu

Jeong In-gi
Jin-cheol
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