Seoul Spring

The best Korean movie in the last year and one of the best movies I have ever seen , After I finished it I watched "A taxi driver 2017 " its events after four months of the events of 12 12 the day to see what's the impact of these 9 hours and what they did in a whole country for 8 years , it was horrific and people suffered alot this time .

The direction is great, make me nervous until the end, director kim sung su is one of the best Korean directors especially after this movie , the screenplay was great too , it shows alot of events happend in only 9 hours without any false and with alot of tense .

The acting is amazing from all actors but Hwang jung min is in another level, The scene in the bathroom is crazy , I think all the awards best actor this year are done.

I have recently been watching one after the other terrific Korean movie. Why? Because unknown to many Western movie goers (me included until recently) the Korean movie industry is without a doubt one of the very best creators of intense, true to life dramas. They dont come much better than this!

This movie is all about Korean politics and war history. Not knowing anything about Korea's history didnt prevent me from being thoroughly impressed by this storyline though about ONE exceptionally brave and patriotic army commander who single handedly tried to stop a military uprising against the government. Not kiddin'.

What intense drama! What glorious characters. What evil and wicked treachery. What a sad and demoralising final. What a blast to watch!

Highly recommended for the fans of Korean cinema and also for those who are into fierce and unrelenting, war dramas.

A gripping political thriller that reconstructs South Korea's 1979 military coup with urgency and clarity. "12.12: The Day" doesn't hold back, diving into the raw power struggle as General Chun Doo-gwang seizes control. Director Kim Sung-su crafts a taut, tightly edited narrative with sustained intensity. It's not just a historical retelling, but a high-stakes, real-world drama that echoes the chaos and tension of a nation in crisis.

You need to concentrate during this fact based historical movie about Chun's military coup in 1979. It is helpful I understanding the history of the time to see these events and people brought to life on screen with familiar actors.

The story is hard to follow at times. Too many different soldiers in each scene so it is hard to keep track of who is who and on which side. The movie as the title suggests focuses on the day of the coup. They did not show the assassination the preceded the events or explain the consequences of the military dictatorship. So it was hard to realize what was at stake and why the coup was so significant. But that would be too long for a movie.

When you can understand what is going on it is quite exciting. There are tense standoffs. Jung Woo Sung as the general who stood up to the coup is classy and refined as usual. And anyone can feel his righteous indignation. Hwan Jung Min is convincing and intense as expected as the military dictator who would become president. Moving cameo by Jung Hae In.

The good thing is this movie prompts interest in what happened to the characters and how dictators ruled the country for so long under the guise of democracy like some other so called democracies in Asia and around the world.

This is probably the best film that I have seen in the last 12 months.

Maybe the best film I have seen in the last 5 years or more.

It is a type of movie that is completely wrong for me. I like small, indie and foreign movies, with a good but simple story.

This is a massive production, with dozens of major roles and a series of scenes / events over the course of a day.

It has an edge of the seat urgency to it, that pulls a person along, through the 2 + hours of the film.

I have done some quick Googling to try to confirm the accuracy of the events. It sounds like the film captures a strong sense of the events of the day, without being historically accurate.

The story, the acting and the production are excellent. The leads are unbelievably good, especially the actor portraying the evil Chun Doo-gwang character.