
The citizens of Gwangju lead a relatively peaceful life, until one day the military takes over the city, accusing the residents of conspiracy and claiming that they are communist sympathisers preparing a revolution against the current government. Seeing as the soldiers beat defenceless people, mainly students, to death, the citizens are in for retaliation and form a militia.

as Kang Min-woo

as Park Heung-soo

as Park Shin-ae

as Kang Jin-woo

as In-bong

as Yong-dae

as Priest Kim

as Naju-daek

as Brigadier general Choi

as Captain Kim

as Major general Jung

as Lieutenant Colonel Bae

as Teacher Jung

as Byung-jo's father

as Won-ki

as Sang-pil

as Dong-gyu

as Jin-cheol

as Corporal Yoo

as Private Ko

as In-bong's wife

as Byung-jo's mother

as Miss Lee

as Byung-jo

as Chang-soo