Silenced
Silenced
A work based on the sexual abuse case involving students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School and Gong Ji-young’s novel about it. The core of the case is real, but the city, people, and specific events depicted are reconstructed for the novel and film. A teacher and a human rights activist investigate the case.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
A work based on the sexual violence case involving students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School and Gong Ji-young’s novel about it. The core of the incident is real, but the city, characters, and specific events depicted in the work were reconstructed for the novel and film.
Gwangju Inhwa School sexual violence case
A case in which sexual violence and abuse against students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School came to light.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
8 recordsThe work’s true-story and historical background includes the 'Gwangju Inhwa School sexual violence case.'
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- A work based on the sexual violence case involving students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School and Gong Ji-young’s novel about it. The core of the incident is real, but the city, characters, and specific events depicted in the work were reconstructed for the novel and film.
- Verified record
- A case in which sexual violence and abuse against students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School came to light.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- SilencedNetflix Korea · Other · Grade BOpen source →
Seo Yu-jin is a character carried over into the film from the original novel, which was developed through reporting on the real incident.
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- A character in the film.
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- It is appropriate to classify the character as fictional, composite, or dramatized.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- SilencedNetflix Korea · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 도가니국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Kang In-ho is a character carried over into the film from the original novel, which was developed through reporting on the real incident.
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- On screen
- A character in the film.
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- It is appropriate to classify the character as fictional, composite, or dramatized.
View 4 sources
- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- SilencedNetflix Korea · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 도가니국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The official English title of <Dogani> is Silenced, and it is a 2011 film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
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- The English title can be confirmed in KOFIC and Netflix materials.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- SilencedNetflix Korea · Other · Grade BOpen source →
The film is based on Gong Ji-young’s novel <Dogani>.
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- KOFIC describes the film as an adaptation of Gong Ji-young’s 2009 bestselling novel.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The central incident in the novel and film is a real case of sexual violence against students with disabilities at Gwangju Inhwa School.
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- Sexual violence against deaf students and its concealment are at the center.
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- KOFIC explicitly states that the film is based on the real Gwangju Inhwa School case.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
It is difficult to regard the central characters in the film, such as Kang In-ho and Seo Yu-jin, as exact one-to-one recreations of people involved in the real case.
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- A teacher and a human rights activist investigate the case.
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- The novel and film are works that reconstruct characters and scenes based on the real incident.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Social interest in the case increased significantly after the film’s release, and the film influenced discussions of reinvestigation and institutional change.
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- KOFIC describes the social repercussions after the film’s release, which led to a reinvestigation, the school’s closure, and the enactment of the so-called Dogani Act.
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- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
강인호
Fictional composite character서유진
Fictional composite characterSources used
- Silenced: A true-crime story of child sexual abuseKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- Korean Theaters Welcome New Stories of the Socially MarginalizedKOFIC KoBiz · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- SilencedNetflix Korea · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 도가니국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →