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"The President's Last Bang"
2005
Directed by Im Sang-su

Called "the most controversial movie ever released in Korea" by the New York Sun, this wildly ambitious, jet-black political satire tackles the 1979 assassination of President Park Chun-hee and the brutal, anarchic jockeying for power that took place in its aftermath. Sickened by Park's corrupt behavior and embarrassing appetites, KCIA Director Kim (Baek Yun-shik) and his no-nonsense enforcer Ju (Han Suk-Gyu) kick-off a bloodbath that threatens to engulf the upper echelons of the Korean government. Im Sang-su's film is so audacious that he was hauled into court by Park's surviving relatives. "A nasty, profane, and utterly bracing black comedy [...] As political satires go, this is almost up there with Dr. Strangelove" (Glenn Kenny, Premiere Magazine). Korean with English subtitles.  104 minutes.

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