Life Goes On
Life Goes On
Prompted by Yoo Kyung-geun’s podcast, the film follows bereaved families who experienced different tragedies as they meet. Bringing the Sealand, Daegu subway, and Sewol Ferry tragedies into focus together, it records the memories and relationships left by repeated social tragedies.
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A documentary in which bereaved family members from the Sealand, Daegu subway, and Sewol Ferry disasters appear and testify about life and solidarity after the disasters.
Sealand Youth Training Center Fire Disaster
A fire disaster that occurred on June 30, 1999, and claimed 23 lives.
Daegu Subway Fire Disaster
A subway fire disaster that occurred on February 18, 2003, and claimed 192 lives.
Sewol Ferry Disaster
A social disaster in which 304 people died when the Sewol ferry sank on April 16, 2014.
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10 records<Sewol: Life Goes On> is a Korean documentary directed by Jang Min-kyung that was released on March 27, 2024.
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- KOFIC lists it as 98 minutes long, from South Korea, and directed by Jang Min-kyung.
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- Life Goes On (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film addresses not only the Sewol Ferry disaster but also repeated social disasters, including the Sealand and Daegu subway disasters.
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- The official synopsis juxtaposes 23 people in 1999, 192 people in 2003, and 304 people in 2014.
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- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온 2024 독립영화 라이브러리인디그라운드 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
Yoo Kyung-geun is a bereaved family member from the Sewol Ferry disaster and a central figure in the film.
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- Yonhap News and Indieground confirm Yoo Kyung-geun as a participant.
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- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온 2024 독립영화 라이브러리인디그라운드 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
Hwang Myeong-ae is a bereaved family member who lost her daughter in the Daegu subway fire disaster.
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- Yonhap News directly describes Hwang Myeong-ae's story.
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- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
Ko Seok is a bereaved family member who lost his twin daughters in the Sealand training center fire disaster.
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- Yonhap News directly describes Ko Seok's story.
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- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The film's focus is on how bereaved families carry on with their lives after a disaster, rather than on recreating the disaster itself.
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- A Yonhap News review and a screening venue introduction explain that the film focuses on the families' present-day lives and solidarity.
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- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온 씨네토크강릉독립예술극장 신영 · Other · Grade AOpen source →
The film is connected to the process through which bereaved families from different disasters met, prompted by the podcast 'Love at the End of the World,' hosted by Yoo Kyung-geun in 2018.
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- Yonhap News describes the production background, including how appearing on the podcast connected him with Hwang Myeong-ae and others.
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- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
This work is a documentary in which actual bereaved family members testify to their own experiences, not a dramatic film in which actors reenact real people.
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- KOFIC classifies it as a documentary, and the participants are confirmed to be actual bereaved family members.
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- Life Goes On (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The film was invited to the 10th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry disaster section at the 2024 Jeonju International Film Festival.
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- The KOFIC film database records its invitation to JIFF 2024's 'Korean Cinema: 10th Anniversary of Sewol Ferry Disaster' section.
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- Life Goes On (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Watcha Pedia's current page displays an individual purchase option for <Sewol: Life Goes On>.
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- An individual purchase notice can be found on Watcha Pedia's current page.
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- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온왓챠피디아 · Other · Grade AOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
고석
Historical personBased on a real personKo Seok →
유경근
Historical personBased on a real personYoo Kyung-geun →
황명애
Historical personBased on a real personHwang Myeong-ae →
Sources used
- Life Goes On (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온 2024 독립영화 라이브러리인디그라운드 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 비극을 잊어가는 사회에 울리는 경종…다큐 '세월'연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온 씨네토크강릉독립예술극장 신영 · Other · Grade AOpen source →
- 세월: 라이프 고즈 온왓챠피디아 · Other · Grade AOpen source →