
In the Absence
Documentary
Overview
When the MV Sewol ferry sank off the coast of South Korea in 2014, over three hundred people lost their lives, most of them schoolchildren. Years later, the victims’ families and survivors are still demanding justice from national authorities.
Top Cast


Park Geun-hye
Park Geun-hye
Self (archive footage)
Park Geun-hye
Self (archive footage)
Yoo An-sil
Yoo An-sil
Self
Yoo An-sil
Self
Kim Sung-mook
Kim Sung-mook
Self
Kim Sung-mook
Self
Jeon Gwang-geun
Jeon Gwang-geun
Self
Jeon Gwang-geun
Self
Jeong Bu-ja
Jeong Bu-ja
Self
Jeong Bu-ja
Self
Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Soo-hyun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Soo-hyun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Kyung-il
Kim Kyung-il
Self (archive footage)
Kim Kyung-il
Self (archive footage)
Kim Seok-kyun
Kim Seok-kyun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Seok-kyun
Self (archive footage)


Park Young-sun
Park Young-sun
Self (archive footage)
Park Young-sun
Self (archive footage)


Kim Ki-chun
Kim Ki-chun
Self (archive footage)
Kim Ki-chun
Self (archive footage)
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