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Excavator (2017)

Original title: 포크레인

2017-07-27 · 1h 32m · KO
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20 years after discharge from the army and now an excavator driver, a former paratrooper who had been mobilized to suppress the May 18th Democratic Uprising in Korea in 1980, happens to find a skull in the ground one day. Driving his excavator, he pays visits to his former superiors one by one and realizes they were all both assailants and victims of the times.

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Kim Ki-dukWriterLee Ju-hyoungDirector

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Uhm Tae-woongUhm Tae-woongKim Kyung-ikKim Kyung-ikJeong Se-hyeongJeong Se-hyeongJo Deok-jaeJo Deok-jaeJo Young-jinJo Young-jinKim Jung-palKim Jung-palCho Won-heeCho Won-heeShin Yoo-ramShin Yoo-ramSon Byung-hoSon Byung-hoSon Jin-hwanSon Jin-hwanJang Jin-heeJang Jin-hee

Keywords

Gwangju uprisingDemocratization movement

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityGwangju Uprising · Democratization MovementDialogue densityDramaDirector preference685938Actor preference264503 · 205754 · 165713Country preferenceKr

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What is Excavator about?

20 years after discharge from the army and now an excavator driver, a former paratrooper who had been mobilized to suppress the May 18th Democratic Uprising in Korea in 1980, happens to find a skull in the ground one day. Driving his excavator, he pays visits to his former superiors one by one and realizes they were all both assailants and victims of the times.

How long is Excavator?

Excavator has a runtime of 92 minutes.