4th Place
4th Place
It addresses violent training through the relationship between Junho, a swimmer, and Gwangsu, his coach. Rather than depicting one specific true story, it is a human rights film made by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea after investigating the real-world issues of corporal punishment in sports and the prioritization of results. The stories of Junho and Gwangsu are fictional.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Inspired reconstruction
A human-rights film by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, made after researching the real-world issues of corporal punishment and a results-first mentality in sports rather than being based on a specific true story; the stories of Junho and Gwangsu are created narratives.
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Fact / Fiction verification
8 records<4th Place> is a human-rights film made jointly by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and director Jung Ji-woo.
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- This is confirmed in an interview with the director by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The work’s central concern is corporal punishment in sports education and a results-first mentality.
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- On screen
- It addresses violent training through the relationship between swimmer Junho and coach Gwangsu.
- Verified record
- The National Human Rights Commission of Korea directly explains the work’s human-rights themes.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Junho is portrayed as a boy who loves swimming but faces pressure over his results.
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- Verified record
- This is confirmed in the work’s description in an interview by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The story of Junho and Gwangsu is a dramatic film narrative constructed to reflect issues of competition and corporal punishment in real-world elite sports.
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- Official materials describe it as a human-rights film addressing social issues.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
It is more appropriate to view the work as one reconstructed around real-world issues as its subject matter than as based on a single true story.
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- It combines the real-world issue of human rights in sports with created character narratives.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The work’s true-story/historical background includes the 'problem of corporal punishment and a results-first mentality in Korean sports.'
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A human-rights film by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, made after researching the real-world issues of corporal punishment and a results-first mentality in sports rather than being based on a specific true story; the stories of Junho and Gwangsu are created narratives.
- Verified record
- A human-rights film by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, made after researching the real-world issues of corporal punishment and a results-first mentality in sports rather than being based on a specific true story; the stories of Junho and Gwangsu are created narratives.
View 2 sources
- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
Gwangsu is a former swimmer and coach character created to show corporal punishment in elite sports and the passing down of violence.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- It is appropriate to distinguish him as a fictional, composite, or dramatized character.
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- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Junho is a swimmer character created to show the reality faced by student-athletes subject to competition over results and corporal punishment.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- A character in the film.
- Verified record
- It is appropriate to distinguish him as a fictional, composite, or dramatized character.
View 3 sources
- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
광수
Fictional composite character준호
Fictional composite characterSources used
- 레인 없는 수영장에 대한 상상, 인권 영화 <4등> 정지우 감독국가인권위원회 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 4등 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 4등국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →