Main trailer and poster added for movie “12.12: The Day” starring Hwang Jung-Min and Jung Woo-Sung. Movie is written and directed by Kim Sung-Su (“Asura: The City of Madness“) and based on the true story of military commander Jeon Doo-Gwang’s insurrection that took place December 12, 1979. The main trailer begins with Hwang Jung-Min as Jeon Doo-Gwang declaring “President Park has just passed away.” Captions in the main trailer states (0:56) “December 12,” (1:01) “Republic of Korea,” (1:07) “Was collapsed in an instant,” (1:11) “Capital Seoul,” (1:15) “Outbreak of military insurrection,” (1:33) “Thoroughly,” (1:36) “Was hidden,” (1:38) “9 hours of fate.”
“12.12: The Day” will be released November 22, 2023 in South Korea.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Jeon Doo-Gwang (Hwang Jung-Min) is the commander of the Defense Security Command and founder of the secret military club Hanahoe. Over a period of 9 hours on December 12, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea, Jeon Doo-Gwang leads the “12.12 Military Insurrection” and orders the arrest of a general without the authorization from the president. Lee Tae-Shin (Jung Woo-Sung), who is a commander of the Capital Security Command, stands against the military insurrection.
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