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New Trial

New Trial

It is directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial. The lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the detailed relationships were adapted. In the film, Lee Jun-young is a character connected to a real person.

B

OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization

Directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial; the lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the specific relationships were adapted.

Yakchon Five-way Intersection Taxi Driver Murder Case and Retrial

The 2000 murder of a taxi driver at Yakchon Five-way Intersection in Iksan and the 2016 acquittal verdict at retrial.

FACT / FICTION

Verification 6

Fact / Fiction verification

6 records
FactConfidence High

New Trial is a 2017 work directed by Kim Tae-yoon.

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Information about the work and related reports confirm that it is a 2017 work and identify its director.
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  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
FactConfidence High

The work’s core real-life and historical background is the “Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and retrial.”

On screen · Verified record
On screen
Directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial; the lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the specific relationships were adapted.
Verified record
Directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial; the lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the specific relationships were adapted.
View 2 sources
  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
DramatizedConfidence High

Not all of the film’s dialogue, compression of time, and detailed development of events can be equated one-to-one with actual records.

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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 composition.
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  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
FactConfidence High

The work’s real-life and historical background includes the “Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and retrial.”

On screen · Verified record
On screen
Directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial; the lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the specific relationships were adapted.
Verified record
Directly based on the Iksan Yakchon Five-way Intersection taxi driver murder case and the 2016 acquittal at retrial; the lawyer character modeled on attorney Park Jun-young and the specific relationships were adapted.
View 2 sources
  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
DramatizedConfidence Medium

Hyun-woo is a character modeled on the real victim who was unjustly convicted in the Yakchon Five-way Intersection murder case, with the character’s details and narrative adapted.

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On screen
A character in the film.
Verified record
It is appropriate to classify the character as fictional, composite, or dramatized.
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  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CompositeConfidence High

Lee Jun-young in the film is a character connected to a real person.

On screen · Verified record
On screen
A character in the film.
Verified record
Whether the character is based on a real person and whether the character’s actions are factual should be assessed separately.
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  • 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  • 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →

CHARACTER ↔ PERSON

Characters and real people

2 characters

Sources used

  1. 약촌오거리 택시기사 살인사건 다룬 <재심>씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
  2. 16년만에 누명 벗어…약촌오거리 살인 피고 재심서 무죄연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →