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12.12: The Day (Korean: 서울의 봄; RR: Seour-ui Bom; lit. Seoul's Spring) is a 2023 South Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Sung-su, starring Hwang Jung-min, Jung Woo-sung, Lee Sung-min, Park Hae-joon and Kim Sung-kyun. [5] The film is set against the backdrop of the December 12, 1979, military coup from the late 1970s to early ...
The Coup d'état of December Twelfth or the 12·12 Military Insurrection (Korean: 12·12 군사 반란; Hanja: 十二十二軍事反亂) was a military coup which took place on December 12, 1979, in South Korea.
12th Fail's teaser was released on 10 August 2023, while its trailer was released on 3 October 2023. The film was released in theatres on 27 October 2023 in Hindi and Kannada languages. [17] [18] After the success in Hindi, the makers announced that the film will be dubbed in Tamil and Telugu languages and was released on 3 November 2023. [19] [20]
In the days following the botched martial law order, the 2023 film 12.12: The Day, a depiction of the coup organized by Chun Doo-hwan in 1979 became the No. 1 South Korean film on the streaming platform Netflix, [316] while memes appeared online of main character Chun Doo-kwang's (based on Chun Doo-hwan, portrayed by Hwang Jung-min) face ...
The film depicts a teenage boy, Yeon-gyu, who while wanting to escape from his hellish reality, meets the middle boss of a local gang, Chi-geon, and ends up in the world of crime. It premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. [3] The film was released theatrically in South Korea on October 11, 2023. [4]
Switch (Korean: 스위치; RR: Sewichi) is a 2023 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Ma Dae-yun. Starring Kwon Sang-woo, Oh Jung-se, and Lee Min-jung, it follows Park Kang, a top star who enjoys a splendid single life, and faces a moment when his life changes 180 degrees when he meets a taxi driver on Christmas Eve. [3]
The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 8 September 2023. Sarsgaard won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance. It was released in limited theaters in the United States on December 22, 2023, before expanding wide on January 5, 2024.
[10] 1936 – The beginning of Xi'an incident. As a result, Chiang Kai Shek is captured. [11] 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China. [12] 1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of ...