26 Years (2012) on Netflix
NR20122h 15mCrimeDramaThriller
In 1980, soldiers fired on civilians in Gwangju, killing thousands. Twenty-six years on, Gwak Jin-bae, Shim Mi-jin and Gwon Jeong-hyeok join a secret plan for revenge on the man responsible.
- Netflix4.0/5
- IMDb6.2/101,521 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
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Plot summary
In May 1980, soldiers in Gwangju fired on civilians taking part in a democratic movement, killing and wounding thousands. Twenty-six years later, five people who count themselves among the massacre's victims work on a secret plan to take revenge on the man they hold responsible. Gwon Jeong-hyeok, a police recruit whose family died in Gwangju, manages the vehicles allowed near the target's house. Gwak Jin-bae is a young gangster whose father was killed that day. Shim Mi-jin shoots for the national team. A company CEO and the head of a private security firm are in the group. Their target is a former president who is guarded by police and resides in a wealthy Seoul neighborhood.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about 26 Years (2012)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In 2008, Lee Hae-young was set to direct the film from his own screenplay titled 29 Years, with Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Ah-joong, Jin Goo, Chun Ho-jin and Byun Hee-bong in the leads, but investors pulled out ten days before filming over its politically sensitive content.
- After nearly four years in limbo, 15,000 people donated US$646,000 online and singer Lee Seung-hwan added US$923,000 toward the film's US$4,246,000 production cost, with TV personality Kim Je-dong another investor.
- Because 15,000 members of the public helped fund the film, its ending credits roll for more than 10 minutes to include all of their names.
SPOILER
The film's fictional revenge plot is rooted in the May 18, 1980 Gwangju massacre, when state troops opened fire on civilians; former president Chun Doo-hwan, the target's real-life model, was convicted in 1996 over it and later pardoned by Kim Dae-jung.
