In the Absence

In the Absence

2018•29m•7.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(47)

When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.

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Production

Field of Vision, Bluebird Pictures

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Park Geun-hye

Park Geun-hye

Self (archive footage)

Yoo An-sil

Self

Kim Sung-mook

Self

Jeon Gwang-geun

Self

Jeong Bu-ja

Self

Kim Soo-hyun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Kyung-il

Self (archive footage)

Kim Seok-kyun

Self (archive footage)

Park Young-sun

Park Young-sun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Ki-chun

Kim Ki-chun

Self (archive footage)

Kim Gwan-hong

Self (archive footage)

Kim Hye-yeon

Self

Park Joo-min

Park Joo-min

Self

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