Cruel State (2015)
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.
Director: Kim Jin-yeol
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Moon So-ri as Self - Narrator |
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Pope Francis as Self |
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Moon Jae-in as Self |
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Park Young-sun as Self |
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Kim Ki-chun as Self |
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Kim Je-dong as Self |
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Park Geun-hye as Self |
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Yoo Gyeong-geun as Self |
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Jeong Bu-ja as Self |
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Kim Young-oh as Self |
| Directing | Kim Jin-yeol | Director |
| Camera | Jung Il-gun | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jung Il-gun | Co-Director |
| Directing | Lee Soo-jung | Co-Director |
| Camera | Lee Soo-jung | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kim Jin-yeol | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tae Jun-seek | Editor |
| Sound | Yang Jeong-won | Sound Supervisor |
| Camera | Kim Hyung-joo | Camera Operator |
