The year is 1988, and South Korea for the first time in its history, has been selected to host the Olympics. Fresh on the start of a new democratic government, things are starting to look up for citizens after years of violence, censorship, and the impacts of colonialism and war. Korean cinema often holds an investigative lens to this turbulent era in history, whether it is directly speaking about what happened during dictatorships, like in Im Sang-soo’s The President’s Last Bang , or taking on the burden through a singular fictional character, such as in Lee Chang-dong’s 1999 film Peppermint Candy . But in real life, many figures from the era are still alive or only recently died, such as former dictator Chun Doo-hwan, who was responsible for horrific events . Some movies, such as Netflix’s newest release, Seoul Vibe , linger on the edge of democracy and tragedy, giving new life to history. from MovieWeb - Movie Reviews | RSS Feed https://ift.tt/X38Umt1