ThisfilmbeginswithaphotoofanarmedcivilianinGwangjuinMay1980.Mr.JiMan-won,aconservativecommentator,claimedtheNorthKoreanmilitaryintervenedintheMay18GwangjuDemocraticMovement.AccordingtoMr.Ji,thepersoninthepictureistheNorthKoreansoldier,‘No.1Gwang-soo’,whomastermindedthemovement.Thedirectortracestheyoungman′swhereaboutsbasedonthefaintcluesleftinthepicture.AmidthenumerousphotosthatJiMan-wonpresentedasthebasisforhisclaim,Gwangjucitizens,whoweresuspectedas‘Gwang-soos’,filedalawsuitagainstMr.Ji.However,No.1Gwang-soodoesnotappear,andpeopledonotrememberhim.Theonlythingtheymanagedtorecallfromthevaguememorieswasthefactthathewasaragman,Kim-Gun.Thedirectorapproachesthetruthgraduallyasinterviewswithnumerouspeopleandolddataarecloselycompiled.Attheendofthechase,whatwillweencounter?Thedirectingpowercreatingthetensionissogreatthatwehavetowatchandholdourbreathuntilthelastmoment.(HuhKyoung)[23thBIFFWideAngle]
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