Man of Will
Man of Will
A historical drama about the young Kim Gu, then known as Kim Chang-su.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
The film is based on the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison during his youth, when he was known as Kim Chang-su, but the characters and conflicts inside the prison and his personal growth are dramatically reconstructed.
The Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison
A series of events in 1896 in which Kim Chang-su killed a Japanese person in Chihapo, Hwanghae Province, was arrested, and was imprisoned in Incheon Prison.
FACT / FICTION
Verification 4
Fact / Fiction verification
4 recordsMan of Will is a 2017 work directed by Lee Won-tae.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- —
- Verified record
- Information about the work and related reports confirm that it was released in 2017 and identify its director.
View 3 sources
- 역사 속 위인의 이면을 조명하다…영화 '대장 김창수'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김탁환, 이원태 '백범 김구는 대장 김창수의 시절을 짚어야 한다'YES24 채널예스 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 대장 김창수국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
The work’s central true-story and historical background is “the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison.”
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film is based on the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison during his youth, when he was known as Kim Chang-su, but the characters and conflicts inside the prison and his personal growth are dramatically reconstructed.
- Verified record
- The film is based on the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison during his youth, when he was known as Kim Chang-su, but the characters and conflicts inside the prison and his personal growth are dramatically reconstructed.
View 3 sources
- 역사 속 위인의 이면을 조명하다…영화 '대장 김창수'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김탁환, 이원태 '백범 김구는 대장 김창수의 시절을 짚어야 한다'YES24 채널예스 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 대장 김창수국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Not every line of dialogue, time compression, or detail in the progression of events in the film can be equated one-to-one with the historical record.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- Events are compressed and arranged through feature-film or documentary editing.
- Verified record
- Verifiable actual events and people should be distinguished from the work’s narrative construction.
View 2 sources
- 대장 김창수 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 역사 속 위인의 이면을 조명하다…영화 '대장 김창수'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The work’s true-story and historical background includes “the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison.”
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film is based on the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison during his youth, when he was known as Kim Chang-su, but the characters and conflicts inside the prison and his personal growth are dramatically reconstructed.
- Verified record
- The film is based on the Chihapo Incident and Kim Chang-su’s time in Incheon Prison during his youth, when he was known as Kim Chang-su, but the characters and conflicts inside the prison and his personal growth are dramatically reconstructed.
View 2 sources
- 역사 속 위인의 이면을 조명하다…영화 '대장 김창수'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김탁환, 이원태 '백범 김구는 대장 김창수의 시절을 짚어야 한다'YES24 채널예스 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
김창수
Historical personBased on a real personKim Gu →
Sources used
- 역사 속 위인의 이면을 조명하다…영화 '대장 김창수'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 김탁환, 이원태 '백범 김구는 대장 김창수의 시절을 짚어야 한다'YES24 채널예스 · Other · Grade BOpen source →
- 국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 - 대장 김창수국사편찬위원회 한국사데이터베이스 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- 대장 김창수 상세정보씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →