May 18
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.
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: CJ Entertainment, KiHweck ShiDae
- Keyword: historical event, 1980s, gwangju uprising, gwangju, democratization movement
- Cast: Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won, Lee Joon-gi, Park Cheol-min, Park Won-sang