The Combat Kings

Feb 17, 2022

★ 8.0

Overview

The Chun Doo-hwan regime seized power in a coup d'etat, massacred peaceful protesters. People from all walks of life have been fighting the military dictatorship in their own way. And the story of reporter Lee Sang-ho, who has been covering for over 30 years, begins.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Cineport

Blue Film Works

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Cast

Self

Lee Sang-ho

Self (archive footage)

Chun Doo-hwan

Self

Woo Sang-ho

Self

Jun In-kwon

Self (archive footage)

Cho Kuk

Self (archive footage)

Moon Jae-in

Self (archive footage)

Yoon Suk-yeol

Self (archive footage)

Roh Tae-woo

Self (archive footage)

Park Geun-hye

Self (archive footage)

Lee Myung-bak

Self

Bae Eun-sim

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