May 18 (Movie - 2007)

화려한 휴가 (Hwa-ryeo-han Hyoo-ga)

Screenplay by Nah Hyeon (나현), Park Sang-yeon (박상연)

118min | Release date in South Korea : 2007/07/25

Synopsis

Min-woo leads a relatively peaceful life with his younger brother – until the day the soldiers go on the rampage against the citizens. The citizens form a militia determined to protect their loved ones, and Min-woo finds himself in the middle of it all.

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Kim Sang-kyung
김상경
As
Kang Min-woo
(강민우)
Ahn Sung-ki
안성기
As
Park Heung-soo
(박흥수)
Lee Yo-won
이요원
As
Park Sin-ae
(박신애)
Lee Joon-gi
이준기
As
Kang Jin-woo
(강진우)
Park Chul-min
박철민
As
In-bong
(인봉)
Park Won-sang
박원상
As
Yong-dae
(용대)

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[HanCinema's Film Review] "May 18" + DVD Giveaway
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Produced by

Lee Soo-nam (이수남)

Distribution

CJ Entertainment (CJ엔터테인먼트)

Staff

Park Sang-yeon (박상연)
Original work

Lee Soo-nam (이수남)
Production department

Lee Gun-moon (이건문)
Martial arts team

Wang Sung-ik (왕성익)
Field editing

Wang Sung-ik (왕성익)
Editor

Shin Jae-myung (신재명)
Martial arts director

Moon Hyeon-seong (문현성)
Script supervisor

Ahn Sang-hyeon (안상현)
Special effects

Lee Jeon-ho (이전호)
Poster designer

Kim Tae-hwan-I (김태환)
Martial arts team

Shin Yoo-ram (신유람)
Martial arts team

Moon Bong-seop (문봉섭)
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Choo Hyeon-kyeong (추현경)
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118 min •35mm •Cinemascope (2.35)

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www.rememberu518.co....

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10.9 $M

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Airing dates : 2007/07/25

🔢 South Korean Box Office
Source : www.cine21.com & www.kobis.or.kr

As of 2007.09.16 : 6,831,917 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.09.09 : 6,766,517 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.09.02 : 6,568,901 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.08.26 : 6,232,199 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.08.19 : 5,723,977 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.08.12 : 4,593,672 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.08.05 : 3,219,118 Admissions (total)

As of 2007.07.29 : 1,384,159 Admissions (total)

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what a truly awful movie. i sat down hoping to see an honest representation of the gwangju massacre and what i got was 2 hours of ridiculously overwrought melodrama about unrealistic characters with laughably unbelievable personalities. not to mention tha

danggeun

2008-04-09 06:24:22

Mad_Hatter

2008-01-02 12:00:33

One of my favorite movies of all time. I can't remember ever crying so much over a film EVER. Simply beautiful acting and directing. A very true representation of the Gwanju Tragedy.

jun ki, u r so cuteee. I never watch this movie.but I think it's a great movie because jun ki play that. only have one word. Junki's great actor...so cool. Junki fighting!!!

kanjana

2007-11-26 04:15:33

jvc_esra

2007-09-21 11:50:15

It looks very great movie..Thats Junki's new movie..

This looks like a great movie. i'm gonna have to see this

protector_6

2007-09-16 12:30:19

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2007-08-20 01:28:12

How to download movies form this?

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