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52% Critic Match
1980: The Unforgettable Day
“May 1980, winter was beginning unseasonably”
5.2 / 10• 2024• 1h 45m•NR• Korean
Drama
Storyline
There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the second-generation owner, who lives as a fugitive after being branded as a communist and his wife and Cheol-soo’s mom who has to work hard by juggling work and family without complaint. The second son, Cheol-soo’s uncle, who sometimes acts like a child with an excuse of being the second son but loves Cheol-soo more than anyone and seriously cares about the restaurant. To the third generation, young Cheol-soo, family is the most precious. By the time when ‘Seoul Spring’ longing for democratization came to nothing due to ‘Retreat from Seoul Station’ in 1980, there were a series of peaceful protests in Gwangju, Jeolla Province. In warm May, a large dark cloud is looming over HWAPYONG Restaurant, the home and everything of this ordinary family of Cheol-soo, in the middle of Gwangju.
Cast & Crew
Kang Shin-il
Cheol-soo's grandfather
Lead
Kim Gyu-ri
Cheol-soo's mother
Baek Sung-hyun
Cheol-soo's uncle
Han Soo-yeon
Yeong-hee's mother
Song Min-jae
Cheol-soo
Yu Oh-seong
Cheol-soo's father
Park Jun-hyuk
Young-hee's father
Min-seo
Cheol-soo's aunt
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kang Seung-yong's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1980: The Unforgettable Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
