12.12: The Day
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Short description
Following the assassination of President Park, South Korea enters a state of martial law. This instability allows Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a clandestine group of officers to initiate a coup d'état. Opposing them is Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, a principled officer who believes the military should remain separate from political affairs. As military leadership hesitates and the defense minister is absent, the tension between these two men escalates during the chaotic struggle for control of Seoul.
Directed by Kim Sung-soo, this film follows his previous works, The Flu and Asura: The City of Madness. The screenplay was co-written by Kim Sung-soo, Hong Won-chan, and Lee Young-jong. The production was handled by Plus M Entertainment and Hive Media Corp. The movie features a large ensemble with 86 credited cast members, led by Hwang Jung-min as Chun Doo-gwang and Jung Woo-sung as Lee Tae-shin. Other key roles are played by Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-jun, Kim Sung-kyun, and Kim Eui-sung.
The film falls into several genres, including history, war, and political thriller, with a total runtime of 142 minutes. It has been received positively by viewers, holding a rating of 7.6/10 on TMDB based on 155 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film does not claim historical accuracy, and the characters' names do not correspond to real people. For example, Chun Doo-hwan's name was changed to Chun Doo-gwan (played by Hwang Jung-min), Chang Tae-wan to Lee Tae-shin (Jung Woo-sung), Chun Seung-hwa to Chun Sang-ho (Lee Sung-min), Noh Tae-woo to Noh Tae-gon (Park Hae-joon), Kim Jin-gi to Kim Jun-yeop (Kim Sung-kyun), Choi Kyu-ha to Choi Han-gyu (Jung Dong-hwan), Chun Byung-ju to Kon Soo-hyuk (Jung Man-sik), and Kim Oh-ran to Oh Jin-ho (Jung Hae-in).
- The events of December 12, 1979, and the following night were concealed for a long time and only became known to the public in 2003.
- The filming period was from February 17 to July 3, 2022.
- The film originally included a role for President Park Chung-hee to be played by Ahn Sung-ki, but because the actor was battling leukemia, the role was removed from the script.
- In 1979, future director and screenwriter Kim Sung-su was 18 years old; he lived in Seoul and witnessed some of the events described. Since then, he has been deeply interested in what happened that night, and when producers offered him the script, Kim felt that directing this film was his destiny.
- Since most of the film takes place indoors and consists of close-ups, the director ordered everything that looked artificial or anachronistic to be removed from the frame.
- Hwang Jung-min spent up to 4 hours in the makeup chair every filming day.
- The film's title translates as 'Seoul Spring.' In Korean history, the 'Seoul Spring' refers to the protest actions in early 1980 aimed at the dictatorship of President Chun Doo-hwan.
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