Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More violent than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is May 18 easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does May 18 end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

May 18

Name: May 18
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2007
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kim Sang-kyung, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Yo-won, Lee Joon-gi, Park Cheol-min

The day a nation's conscience died.

Directed by Kim Ji-hoon

Produced by CJ Entertainment, KiHweck ShiDae

2007118 min6.9 / 10

A harrowing historical drama depicting the Gwangju Uprising, where military brutality transforms ordinary citizens into desperate resisters in a tragedy that questions the conscience of a nation.

The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

Clusters

Realistic Films About Cruelty Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Revenge Gone Wrong Historical War Movies

Genres

Drama History

Keywords

Historical Event 1980s Gwangju Uprising Gwangju Democratization Movement

Questions people ask

Is May 18 scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is May 18 sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is May 18 violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Is May 18 easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does May 18 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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