This film begins in the mayhem of reporters scrambling to cover a small story linked to a systemic toxin in their government. Because of the predominance of muted colours in the filming and the lack of a focal character, I didn’t begin to connect with the humanity of the struggle until Kim Tae-ri’s character is introduced. From that point on the struggle was identifiable in our present, the contest between the voice of a nation against the voice of an authoritarian wannabe. I marveled at the ferociousness of the population and wondered if that was what quelled the tyrant and if the absence of that passion for justice allows tyranny to steal the voice of a sleepy, complacent population.
For more information of the actual events see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Democratic_Struggle?wprov=sfti1#.
I give this film a 9 (powerful) out of 10.