There are people whose lives have been shaken by the 'Gwangju Video'. On May of 1980, the course of their lives changed in front of a huge wave of truth in Gwangju. The people who made and spread the 'Gwangju Video' are also the people who had their bodies on the waves. The hidden stories of these people, the 40th anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising, and the pursuit to trace the missing 4 hours of mass shooting will be revealed for the first time.
Kurz vor den Olympischen Spielen in Seoul 1988 ermittelt ein Team aus Fahrern und Mechanikern verdeckt, um einen riesigen Geldwäscher-Ring auszuheben.
Südkorea 1983, der Diktator steuert das Land mit eiserner Hand. Oppositionelle werden kaltgestellt, Revolten blutig niedergeschlagen. Wer nicht schweigt, verschwindet in den Folterkellern der Geheimdienste. In eben jenen Behörden regiert die Paranoia: Der Norden will uns vernichten! Überall (Doppel-) Spionage und Verschwörungen! Die Beamten Kim Jung-Do und Park Pyong-Ho werden auf einen nordkoreanischen Agenten angesetzt, Deckname Donglim. Existiert er tatsächlich? Niemand weiß es. Folgenschwer: Kim und Park sollen nicht miteinander, sondern gegeneinander ermitteln – und werden mit Informationen gefüttert, der jeweils andere sei der Verräter.
26 years ago, state troops were ordered to open fire on civilians in the city of Gwangju who were demonstrating as apart of a democratic movement. Thousands of civilians were killed. Now, a shooter from the national team, a gang member, a policeman, CEO from a large company and director of a private security outfit get involved in a plan to convict the person responsible for the massacre.
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. A coup d’état bursts out by Defense Security Commander Chun Doo-gwang and a private band of officers following him. Capital Defense Commander Lee Tae-shin, an obstinate soldier who believes the military should not take political actions, fights against Chun Doo-gwang to stop him. The conflict between the two grows while military leaders are holding their decision and Defense Minister is gone. In the midst of chaos, the spring of Seoul that everyone longed for heads to unexpected direction.
The Chun Doo-hwan regime seized power in a coup d'etat, massacred peaceful protesters. People from all walks of life have been fighting the military dictatorship in their own way. And the story of reporter Lee Sang-ho, who has been covering for over 30 years, begins.