sounds so depressing.

This movie looks intense. I hope it comes to my city with subs. Would love to watch this with my kids. It would be a great starting point to learn about this period in Korea's history.

(Bae Soo-bin is looking mighty fine and intense himself.)

Whoah, this sounds amazing and intense. I hope it comes out with subs. And yep, sometimes the Internet is all kinds of amazeballs.

i'm so watching this :D

Thank you!

I definitely want to see the movie but I have to wait.

Thank you for posting about this movie. I'm Bae Soo Bin fan from Thailand. I have been waiting for this movie since it was in production. BSB decided to be the 4th lead in this movie instead of being the first lead in another drama. So I think this movie means so much to him. I wish I was in Korea right now to see it even though I don't understand Korean. Similar to cynkdf, I have watched the trailer with English sub and cried.

This movie should be a good reunion of Han Hye Jin and BSB after Jumong. They were so close (in roles) back then. Plus BSB and Jin Goo are in the same agency. They are good friends. They must have had great time filming this movie. Im Seolong is awesome as well. They all look good together!!

Hope it will gain more and more good feedback from the viewers. 26 Years fighting.

I watched "May18" couple of weeks ago and it was depressing. Tears were streaming down my cheeks throughout the whole movie. The teaser looks great so I cant wait to watch it!!

This event sounds very much like what happened in Mexico in 1968, if I'm not mistaken. I wish the movie all the best in the box office. It seems like this year is a good one for Chungmuro.

Wow! I'm impressed by how supportive the netizens were, or maybe there still are many people out there bitter about the Gwangju massacre and want to see the ex-president assassinated onscreen. Haha.

Is that Han Hye Jin rocking a makeshift flamethrower in the pic? With a gunsight? Because you would need such accuracy with a flamethrower? Or a rifle disguised as a makeshift flamethrower? It's got a rifle butt so I'm thoroughly confused here, but it's a little sexy and bad*** to such a ridiculously looking weapon on such a small woman.

Love Han Hye Jin, Im Seul-ong, and almost everyone in this movie. Can't believe it make it completely past development with that premise but now I really want to see it lol.

제작 전부터 민감한 소재와 외압설로 화제를 모았던 '26년'은 예비 관객들이 영화에 투자하는 제작두레 방식으로 제작비를 모금해 7억 원이 넘는 제작비를 충당해 개봉 전부터 뜨거운 관심을 모았다.

You're about 695 million won short, but nice try.

Thanks for the background info. I'm glad its doing well and props to those who helped make it happen.

Very interested in this. My country had the same crisis at the time. Dictatorship/junta followed by student uprising and massacre, in 1973. I've seen the era depicted in Korean dramas and films, so it's very interesting to see the similarities and also the same type of pain felt.

I wasn't born then, but we learn about those in school and there is a lot of talk about lately, when the country is again close to being a junta "off the record".

Crying here... I'm not Korean but anything that involves the Gwangju Massacre always makes me cry. I might just rewatch Sandglass tonight T.T

OMG, I just realized Han Hye Jin and Bae Soo Bin are in this together. Reminds me of Jumong hehehe

I so want to see this movie. I'd love if there was a theater around here that would show this sort of story, but unfortunately there's not. I really just want to show support for it, because the subject matter is an important one, and because I believe part of the future of movie making is using the internet for backing, monetary and otherwise.

Can't wait until I can get my hands on this!

The more I learn about Korea, the more impressed I am by what Korea has become in a relatively short time, given its very painful history. I'm actually glad that the film had the financial problems it did and had to resort to soliciting donations from netizens-- it sends a clear "we're (still) mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore" message. And all the people flocking to see the film this weekend are adding their voices to the chorus. *continues slow clap*

In Seul Ong without manliner... hmmm....

I soo want to see this, will this be coming to any theater in the U S, preferably L A? Thanks so much, having been thru oppression with a dictatorship, I'd like to see film.. Thanks..

This is the kind of movie right up my alley...and respect to all those netizens who contributed and made this happen. Venomous fangirls aren't all what the internet has to offer.

am so glad my country's move to oust a tyrant through people power ended well and with zero casualty or else i would be seeing the same movie plot as the one above.

Really really surprised by this movie given it resonates with the current political climate and the upcoming presidential election.

We have a Korea that was seemingly on the verge of electing the daughter of a former president / dictator and a movie that references one of the most democratic movements in Korea's history.

I really would be curious to see what the public discussion and debate on this is.

It's so nice to see both BSB and HHJ working together again after 'Jumong'.

BSB looks smokingly hot, what an attractive man! Though it seems that his part won't get much screen time (which is a shame bc he's a great actor) I'm happy that he's part of such a great project.

I didn't know about that part of Korean's history. Sounds a lot like the Tianmen-demonstration 30 years ago in China. Interesting.
And it's amazing, that this movie got realized on crowd funding after the project was dropped before. Just proves how strong the sentiments of the people still are.

Do not bother watching this movie....it sucks BAD. One of the worst endings I have ever witnessed. I am writing this in 2020 after wasting my time watching it on Netflix. I cannot get that time of my life back. I don't know who gave the okay for that trash ending, but whoever you are, I hope you never find work in the film industry again. Skip this movie and move on to the next. I feel sorry for everyone that worked on this movie because their hard work resulted in such a garbage ending. I never write reviews, but that's how bad it was. Thanks for reading.