FC Sukhavati
FC Sukhavati
FC Anyang was founded on February 2, 2013, exactly 9 years after Anyang LG relocated. The story follows the situation Choi Dae-ho faced against the backdrop of the Anyang LG Cheetahs' relocation to Seoul.
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A documentary recording the actual activities of supporters group RED over the nine years from Anyang LG's relocation to the founding of FC Anyang as a citizens' club.
Anyang LG Cheetahs' Relocation to Seoul
The event in which Anyang LG's football club relocated to Seoul, leaving Anyang without a professional football team.
Founding of FC Anyang as a Citizens' Club
Exactly nine years after Anyang LG relocated, FC Anyang was founded as a citizens' club.
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10 records<Sukhavati: Paradise Football Club> is a 101-minute Korean documentary released on July 31, 2024, and co-directed by Seon Ho-bin and Nabaru.
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- The corresponding metadata is registered in the KOFIC database.
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- FC Sukhavati (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Anyang LG Cheetahs relocated to Seoul on February 2, 2004.
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- FC Anyang's official history records that the club relocated on that date.
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- 구단 연혁FC안양 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
After the relocation, Anyang's football fans and supporters continued their campaign to establish a new professional team.
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- FC Anyang's official history and Yonhap News record the citizens' voluntary campaign to establish the club and RED's long-term activities.
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- 구단 연혁FC안양 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- FC안양 창단 과정과 서포터즈 열정 담은 다큐 영화 상영연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
FC Anyang was founded on February 2, 2013, exactly nine years after Anyang LG relocated.
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- Both FC Anyang's history and K League records confirm that the founding ceremony was held on 2013-02-02.
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- 구단 연혁FC안양 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- FC안양 9년 만의 창단식K LEAGUE · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
FC Anyang was launched as a citizens' club.
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- At the founding ceremony, K League introduced it as the “Anyang Citizens' Professional Football Club” and recorded that it was founded through the power of the citizens.
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- FC안양 9년 만의 창단식K LEAGUE · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
Mayor Choi Dae-ho pledged to establish FC Anyang during the local elections and, after being elected, worked with the supporters to establish the club.
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- Yonhap News reported on the process of establishing the club.
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- FC안양 창단 과정과 서포터즈 열정 담은 다큐 영화 상영연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
RED is an Anyang football supporters group that has been active since the Anyang LG Cheetahs era.
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- Cine21 and Yonhap News describe RED's origins and continued activities.
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- 아주 붉은 것은 이미 보라색이다씨네21 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- FC안양 창단 과정과 서포터즈 열정 담은 다큐 영화 상영연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The “Sukhavati” in the film's title is a Sanskrit word meaning the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and comes from RED's chant, “Sukhavati Anyang.”
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- Yonhap News explains the connection between the title and the chant.
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- FC안양 창단 과정과 서포터즈 열정 담은 다큐 영화 상영연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The two directors first became interested in the supporters after seeing a video of RED cheering with red flares.
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- In a director interview with Cine21, director Seon Ho-bin explains what prompted the filming.
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- 좋아하는 것에 미쳐 있는 시간이 우릴 구원할 거야씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Rather than using composite characters in the style of a fiction film or recreating dialogue, this work is closer to an observational documentary recording the actual supporters and the club's history.
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- KOFIC classifies it as a documentary, and it is structured around actual participants and records of the club and supporters.
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- FC Sukhavati (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 좋아하는 것에 미쳐 있는 시간이 우릴 구원할 거야씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
최대호
Historical personBased on a real personChoi Dae-ho →
Sources used
- FC Sukhavati (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 구단 연혁FC안양 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- FC안양 창단 과정과 서포터즈 열정 담은 다큐 영화 상영연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- FC안양 9년 만의 창단식K LEAGUE · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 아주 붉은 것은 이미 보라색이다씨네21 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 좋아하는 것에 미쳐 있는 시간이 우릴 구원할 거야씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →