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In the Absence

In the Absence

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In the Absence

2018

0h 29m

7.8(47 votes)

Documentary

Overview

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.

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Park Geun-hye

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

Park Young-sun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Ki-chun

Kim Ki-chun

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Yi Seung-jun
Produced by: Gary Byung-seok Kam
Yi Seung-jun

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