1980: The Unforgettable Day
May 1980, winter was beginning unseasonably
There is HWAPYONG Restaurant with full of hopes of the family of three generations. Grandfather, the first-generation owner, and the first son, the second-generation owner, who lives as a fugitive after being branded as a communist and his wife and Cheol-soo’s mom who has to work hard by juggling work and family without complaint. The second son, Cheol-soo’s uncle, who sometimes acts like a child with an excuse of being the second son but loves Cheol-soo more than anyone and seriously cares about the restaurant. To the third generation, young Cheol-soo, family is the most precious. By the time when ‘Seoul Spring’ longing for democratization came to nothing due to ‘Retreat from Seoul Station’ in 1980, there were a series of peaceful protests in Gwangju, Jeolla Province. In warm May, a large dark cloud is looming over HWAPYONG Restaurant, the home and everything of this ordinary family of Cheol-soo, in the middle of Gwangju.
- Year: 2024
- Country: South Korea
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Good Pictures, History D&P, DH Media, JNC Media Group
- Keyword: 1980s, gwangju uprising, democratization movement
- Director: Kang Seung-yong
- Cast: Kang Shin-il, Kim Gyu-ri, Baek Sung-hyun, Han Soo-yeon, Song Min-jae, Yu Oh-seong
