South Korea’s brief but traumatic 2024 martial law declaration by disgraced former President Yoon Suk-yeol is the subject of this thrilling documentary, combining wild on-the-ground reportage with important historical context on Korea’s authoritarian-scarred past.
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The World of Love
Segyeui Ju-in
When a confident high school student refuses to add her name to a petition against a sex offender, questions mount over why in this superb and psychologically complex drama exploring trauma responses to abuse in modern Korea.