As Koreans tried to make sense of President Yoon Suk Yeol's martial law decree, some turned to a film on Netflix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/12/06/entertainment-news/korean-film-netflix-martial-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #southkorea #netflix #hankang #film
Korean coup movie hits No. 1 on Netflix after martial law chaos
The film depicts the events surrounding a Dec. 12, 1979, coup in South Korea, a theme also tackled in Han Kang's novel 'Human Acts.'Sohee Kim (The Japan Times)