

In the Absence
2018-11-09 · 29 min · ★ 7.7
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.
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- Directors
- Yi Seung-jun
- Production companies
- Field of Vision, Bluebird Pictures
- Countries
- South Korea
- Status
- Released
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Park Geun-hyeSelf (archive footage)
Park Young-sunSelf (archive footage)
Kim Ki-chunSelf (archive footage)
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