The President's Last Bang (2005)
February 3, 2005Release Date
The President's Last Bang (2005)
February 3, 2005Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Han Suk-kyu
KCIA Chief Agent Ju
Baek Yoon-sik
KCIA Director Kim
Song Jae-ho
President Park Chung-hee
Kim Eung-soo
KCIA Agent Colonel Min
Jo Sang-geon
KCIA Butler Shim
Kwon Byung-gil
President's Chief Secretary Yang
Jung Won-joong
President's Chief Bodyguard Cha
Cho Eun-ji
Banquet Guest
Kim Yoon-ah
Singer
Lee Jae-gu
KCIA Agent Kwon
Kim Sang-ho
KCIA Agent Jang
Im Sang-soo
Director
Kim Seung-wook
KCIA Agent Won
Kim Yeong-in
Prime Minister Choi
Youn Yuh-jung
Mother
Chul Shin
Producer
Kim Hong-jip
Composer
Kim Ki-cheon
Boiler Kang
Jung Woo
Han Jae-guk
Kim Woo-hyung
Cinematographer
Park Geun-hye
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeong In-gi
Deputy Shin (uncredited)
Bong Tae-gyu
Samcheong-dong Military Police (uncredited)
Kim Byeong-ok
Colonel Kim (uncredited)
Jo Deok-jae
Major Jo (uncredited)
Kwon Tae-won
Chef (uncredited)
Hong Rok-ki
Sentry (uncredited)
Jung Jong-joon
Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Cha Seung-yeol
Restaurant Assistant (uncredited)
Choi Dong-hoon
Army Surgeon (uncredited)
Kim Min-su
Interrogation Room Detective
Kim Suk-won
Sound Supervisor
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 3, 2005
Original Name그때 그 사람들
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
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The President's Last Bang: (Korean: 그때 그사람들; RR: Geudttae Geusaramdeul) is a 2005 satirical black comedy film by South Korean director Im Sang-soo about the events leading to and the aftermath of the assassination of Park Chung Hee, then the South Korean President, by his close friend and Korean Intelligence Agency director Kim Jae-kyu.
The film's portrayal of Park was a subject of controversy, leading to a lawsuit against the film's makers 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 US$105,000).Almost the entirety of the film focuses 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 who is seen 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. The memory of Japanese occupation remains fresh in the minds of many South Koreans; this was seen to imply Park had affection for—if not association with—Korea's former colonial rulers.