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The President's Last Bang is a sud coréen film of genre Drama directed by Im Sang-soo with Han Suk-kyu

The President's Last Bang (2005)

그때 그사람들

The President's Last Bang
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Length 1h42
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Comedy,    Historical
Themes Spy films,    Politique,    Political films
Rating68% 3.4431753.4431753.4431753.4431753.443175

The President's Last Bang (Hangul: 그때 그사람들; RR: Geudttae Geusaramdeul) is a 2005 satiric black comedy film by South Korean director Im Sang-soo about the events leading to and the aftermath of the assassination of Korean President Park Chung-hee by his close friend and Korean Intelligence Agency director Kim Jae-kyu.

The fictional portrayal of the former President has raised a storm of controversy, leading to a suit against the film by Park Chung-hee's only son, Park Ji-man. In 2005, a ruling by the Seoul Central Court ordered that 3 minutes and 50 seconds of documentary footage (mostly of demonstrations) be censored out of the film. In response, the director had the excised footage replaced with a blank screen for its running time. During its theatrical run, both nationally and internationally, only the censored version was shown.

The ruling was appealed, and in August 2006 overturned, with the court issuing the following statement: "We must broadly confirm the right of free expression concerning the depiction of public historical figures." The court also concluded that several scenes were an unjust smear against the former president and ordered MK Pictures, the production company that financed the film, to pay President Park's family 100 million won (roughly $105,000 USD).

Synopsis

Almost the entirety of the film focus on the few hours before and after Park's assassination on October 26, 1979. Undoubtedly the most controversial aspect of the film is its portrayal of Park. In the film, he is shown to be a cowardly libertine, having late-night drinking parties, pawing young women, and in particular having much admiration for Japanese culture, to the point of occasionally speaking Japanese himself.

Actors

Han Suk-kyu

(KCIA Chief Agent Joo)
Baek Yun-shik

(KCIA Director Kim Jae-Kyu)
Kim Eung-soo

(KCIA Agent Colonel Min)
Song Jae-ho

(President Park Chung-hee)
Kim Sang-ho

(KCIA Agent Jang)
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