CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 0h 29m

In the Absence

77%(52)IMDbDocumentary

When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.

Directed byYi Seung-jun

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Status: Released
Runtime: 0h 29m
Language: KO
Released: November 9, 2018

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Bluebird Pictures

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In the Absence (2018) - 2020 Oscar nominated documentary trailer

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10 credited

Starring

Park Geun-hye

Self (archive footage)

Yoo An-sil

Self

Kim Sung-mook

Self

Jeon Gwang-geun

Self

Jeong Bu-ja

Self

Kim Soo-hyun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Kyung-il

Self (archive footage)

Kim Seok-kyun

Self (archive footage)

Park Young-sun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Ki-chun

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Yi Seung-jun
Produced by: Park Bong-nam
Yi Seung-jun

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