Until the Stones Speak
Until the Stones Speak
The story is recorded through the experiences and testimonies of five women whose lives were changed by Jeju 4·3. Following the memories of those imprisoned without a formal trial and sent to Jeonju Prison, it confronts the passage of time leading to their acquittals at retrial.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A documentary that directly records the testimonies of actual female victims who were imprisoned without trial during Jeju 4·3 and their experiences of being acquitted at retrial.
Jeju 4·3
The Jeju April 3 Incident was a historical event during which civilian deaths and harms from illegal detention and imprisonment occurred.
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11 recordsUntil the Stones Speak is a 2024 South Korean documentary directed by Kim Kyung-man.
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- KOFIC lists it as a 100-minute documentary released on 2024-04-17.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film deals with the experiences of five actual women whose lives were changed by Jeju 4·3.
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- KOFIC’s official synopsis describes the film as focusing on the actual experiences of five women.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film’s introduction records that four of the women were sent to Jeonju Prison.
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- KOFIC’s synopsis specifically states that four of the women were imprisoned at Jeonju Prison.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
They are introduced as victims who were imprisoned at the time without a formal trial.
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- KOFIC explicitly says “without any trial.”
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- '제주4·3' 영화들 관객과 만난다연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The women victims were generally young, around twenty years old at the time.
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- KOFIC’s synopsis describes their ages at the time as around twenty.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
They were acquitted at retrial about 70 years later after their unjust imprisonment.
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- KOFIC’s synopsis explicitly states that they were acquitted at retrial 70 years later.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- '제주4·3' 영화들 관객과 만난다연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
The film views Jeju 4·3 through the voices and memories of female victims.
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- KOFIC’s description explains that the film listens to the women’s experiences of imprisonment and loss, particularly as women.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Kyung-man took on not only directing but also cinematography, editing, screenwriting, and executive production.
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- KOFIC’s crew information lists several roles.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The film was invited to the Korean Competition at the 2022 DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.
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- This is recorded in KOFIC’s awards and invitations history.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
It was also invited to New Asian Currents at the 2023 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
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- This is recorded in KOFIC’s invitations history.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
This is a documentary record centered on the testimonies of actual victims, not a drama in which actors reenact the victims.
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- KOFIC’s description of the film’s form and its official synopsis show that it is centered on direct testimony.
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- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- '제주4·3' 영화들 관객과 만난다연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →
Other related people
Kim Kyung-man
Documentary directorSources used
- Until the Stones Speak (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제주4.3 특별상영 : 침묵의 증언한국영상자료원 · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- '제주4·3' 영화들 관객과 만난다연합뉴스 · Major news · Grade AOpen source →