The story of a girl who experienced the Gwangju massacre at the age of 15, and its effect on her life in later years.
Direction
Jang's unflinching long takes refuse comfortable distance.
Acting
Lee Jung-hyun's wordless performance shatters without dialogue.
Cinematography
Bleached, dreamlike visuals that turn horror into fever dream.
Director
Jang Sun-woo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Korea's democratization, it was one of the first films to directly confront the Gwangju massacre—still taboo under earlier censorship. Director Jang faced government pressure.
Lee Jung-hyun was only 16; this was her debut. She later became a K-pop pioneer, making her transformation from silent trauma survivor to electric performer one of Korean cinema's wildest arcs.
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