In the Absence
In the Absence

Movie·2018·0h 29m

In the Absence

Country

South Korea

Language

Korean

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The Story

Original title: 부재의 기억

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.

Producer

Yi Seung-jun, Laura Poitras

Cinematography

Yi Seung-jun

Music

Hwang Myung-su

Editor

Yi Seung-jun

Themes

disasterferryship wrecksewolsouth koreashort film

Production House

Field of Vision
Bluebird Pictures

Audience Score

78%

47 votes

Skip7%
Timepass15%
Go for it38%
Perfection40%

Where to watch

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Cast

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)

Kim Gwan-hong

Self (archive footage)

Kim Hye-yeon

Self

Park Joo-min

Park Joo-min

Self

// crew

Crew

Yi Seung-jun

Yi Seung-jun

Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography

Laura Poitras

Laura Poitras

Executive Producer

Gary Byung-seok Kam

Gary Byung-seok Kam

Producer

Charlotte Cook

Executive Producer

Park Bong-nam

Producer, Director of Photography

Todd Chandler

Editor

Han Kyung-soo

Director of Photography

Hwang Myung-su

Original Music Composer

Park Hyuck-jee

Director of Photography

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