The disaster that broke a nation — and the silence that still screams.
On April 16th, 2014, the Sewol Ferry sank in South Korea, taking with it the lives of 304 of its 476 passengers. South Korea's worst maritime disaster traumatized a nation while simultaneously sinking the country's emotional spirit. The film asks why the rescue of Korea's children and people was neglected on the fateful day the Sewol sank.
Direction
Min Bae refuses to let you look away. Ever.
Editing
Chilling juxtaposition of official lies against raw family footage.
Sound
Silence used as weapon — and as wound.
Director
Min Bae
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Sewol disaster fractured South Korean trust in institutions so profoundly that it contributed to the 2016 impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.
The 'golden time' myth — authorities falsely claimed rescue was impossible due to currents, but civilian divers later retrieved bodies from cabins easily accessible at shallow depths.
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