Hwang Dong-hyeok (황동혁)

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  "Dogani", #1 At Box Office For 4th Straight Week
  2011/10/10, Source,
  The movie "Dogani" ("The Crucible") is showing no signs of slowing down in terms of it's box office success. Starring Gong Yoo and Jeong Yu-mi and directed by Hwang Dong-hyeok, "Dogani" is approaching the 4 million movie-goer mark, having placed number one in ticket sales for the fourth straight week,...More

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  [HanCinema's Film Review] Korean Weekend Box Office 2011.09.30 ~ 2011.10.02
  2011/10/02, Source,
  HanCinema's Korean Box Office Review (2011.09.30 ~ 2011.10.02) Hwang Dong-hyeok's "The Crucible" has been causing quite a stir with the public since its release late last month. The film has ignited outrage from the public as this true story raises questions into the serial rape of disabled students that started back in 2000 at a school outside the capital (news for those stories are here). "The Crucible" earned 911,179 admissions this past weekend, putting it on total of 2,501,300 as it once again secures the number one position,...More

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  The Crucible - Two Sides of The Netizen Coin
  2011/10/01, Source,
  Promotional still from The Crucible An article has come out in The Korea Times and many other places since then, about the stir "The Crucible" has caused. Thousands of Korean netizens and bloggers, along with Daum have shown their support for the people who suffered through this case and also demanded for change. I was very happy to hear about this. Netizens are not my favorite people, as the main volume of them I usually hear about or experience are ruthless, violent and brainless, but it seems decent people are active online as well. I've been following this movie ever since I heard news of it and it's been my hope that it would succeed in raising awareness on such a big issue. And unfortunately, it's a global issue. Children are the future "us" and we owe us both a better world,...More

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  'The Crucible' Brings Demons of Child Molestation Case Back to Life
  2011/09/28, Source,
  A slew of sex crimes against children with disabilities that took place from 2000 to 2005 at a special institute for deaf youngsters remain unsolved six years after they were first brought to light, sparking anger among social groups. Author Gong Ji-young in 2009 published a novel inspired by the case that reignited public interest in it. Now a new film adaptation is once again stirring controversy among viewers, who are calling for the case to be reinvestigated,...More