National Security (Namyeongdong 1985) (남영동1985)

Even though Gwangju Democratization Movement was violently suppressed by

the JEON dictatorship in May 1980, it did not stop the democratization

movement by Korean citizen Along the way, the military dictatorship

chose torture as the means of the reign of terror. This film delivers the accounts

of what happened during the period at the torture chamber located in NamYoung-Dong

Nam Young-dong, 1985

'September 4th 1985'

Okay, we're here.

Why are you doing this? Where am I?

Please have a seat here. We are just going to ask you some questions.

Until you tell me where and why you brought me

I refuse to answer anything.

You want this, Bastard?

What the hell are you doing?

Your clothes are all ruined, right? Take them off.

You want us to take them off?

Pants, too.

Hey, hey, hey!

Take your underwear off, too.

Kidnapping, illegal detention, and physical abuse were not enough,

now you do this kind of shit too?

I'll report this and sue you for violation of human rights.

Report? How scary, huh?

Sue us? Oh my God, I am so scared of you.

Have you lost your mind?

You son of a bitch!

If you're stubborn, you'll suffer more.

Please sit down

Please write down every detail about your life until now.

There'll be plenty of time.

I need to ask you one thing. Are we in Namyoung-Dong?

Write down every little detail.

You'll get out of here free only when you finish writing

Listen! No sleep, no food

until you finish, Okay got it?

KIM Jong-tae was born in Pucheon,

Gyeong-gi province on December 19th, 1947

Hey, why did you turn it off?

It's noisy. Mr. KIM is doing homework.

I thought you were sleeping.

I was listening to everything.

I heard you snoring.

Then, what inning, and who's the pitcher?

It's the bottom of the twelfth inning CHOI from Lotte

got one out and KIM just hit a double,

Dude!

What a lucky little aristocrat. I'm jealous.

Listening to the game on the radio,

sleeping, and earning overtime at the same time.

You got everything, don't you?

Damn! We lost because of you! Son of a bitch.

I'll check on another channel and see if they won...

You're gonna call those hookers again, right?

'September 5th 1985, 2nd day'

That bitch is from Jeolla Provinces.

So what?

She doesn't like me because I'm from Gyeongsang Province

The biggest victim of regional conflict is me, not KIM Dae-joong.

Hey, but I heard she's madly in love with you.

Yes, she is. But her dad wants her to get married so she's had 5 blind dates already.

But you know, she rejected them all.

I can't understand why she can't just move in.

She's so naive. She can't make up her mind

Hey, break up with her and date my sister.

She's better than her anyway.

What's the point of a pretty face? Anyway, your sister is an activist.

You idiot! She's just not mature yet.

And have you seen any unintelligent activist before?

She's just too much for me.

Hey, his nose is bleeding. Bring some tissues.

Don't be so sensitive. Nose bleeds are nothing, right?

You got blood on the paper. Write it again.

'September 7th 1985, 4th day'

Hey! Just leave him alone.

The whole three days he hasn't dozed off once.

What a stubborn asshole.

I know you've had a tough time, but it all ends with you resigning

as the commissioner of the Youth Federation for Democracy (YFD) No more?

Yes, after that not much happened.

You know LIM Hyung-sik, the Korean History major at your school.

Yes, I do.

I heard you met him last month.

By coincidence.

You told him you wanted to think about some idea during your break?

Yes, I did.

That idea!

That's the thing I want to know!

Your resignation as the commissioner was just a political show.

I've never said that.

This asshole is not cooperating. Get ready to move him.

Got it.

This is the VIP room

where difficult fuckheads get the special VIP treatment.

Dunk him in.

Tell me what you were thinking.

Well...

Bastard! Dunk him in more!

Yes, sir.

Hey, BAEK. You should lose some weight.

Look, he's sweating so much.

You know last time at the company dinner,

he finished almost 8 plates of BBQ all by himself.

We gotta eat some Korean beef for local farmers.

They're having a hard time because of imported U.S. beef.

You are saying you are opposed to the importation of U.S. beef?

Hey! I'm not opposed to the government policy,

but the farmers are suffering from the unstable prices.

They can go wild and I'm just worried about my country.

He said in his statement that he's worried about the country, too.

- You want to go through this, too? - No, sir.

Lift him up.

What did you try to do? What was your plan?

There was no plan.

Dunk him again.

What the hell are you guys doing?

He's a little bit hard to handle, sir

Dress him.

My boys were a bit hard on you.

Nice to meet you. I'm from KyungGi high school, too.

You must've been a baby when I was there, though.

Having alumni from prominent politicians to powerful activists...

Such a great school, isn't that so?

I heard KIM Young-sam, the out-party chair wanted you to

join the National Assembly. Why didn't you accept?

To participate in the democratization movement as an activist suits me better.

The democratization movement... So you are proud enough of

the anti-government movement to refuse the gold badge?

Yes, it does.

The Gwangju Revolt, the rioting at the U.S. Culture Center.

Are these all part of the democratization movement?

Yes.

So you're saying that North Korea has always been behind this?

Can I speak frankly?

I came here to talk with my junior alumni.

No reason to beat around the bush.

Please feel free to talk openly.

The democratization Movement is not connected to North Korea,

but it is a movement against the military dictatorships of

Presidents PARK Chung-hee and JEON Doo-hwan.

You see?

It's exactly the same theory as North Korea's political philosophy.

The effectiveness of the government is crucial to grow the country's economy.

This is even more the case when we are being confronted by North Korea.

There are some inconveniences but we have to put up with them.

Thanks to our great President, PARK Chung-hee,

our economy is now 10 times larger than North Korea's.

You agree with that, right?

Now, paranoid KIM Il-sung in the North is instigating

the subversion of our government

through intelligent but naive individuals like yourself, isn't that so?

Yes, we've heard this story so many times.

The government insisted that North Korea

was behind the People's uprising on May 18th

But 5 years after, everyone knows it was not the truth.

Rather, the fact that the U.S. tacitly supported

the military government became well known

That is why the occupation of

the U.S. Cultural Center occurred

How are communists

and North Korea related to this?

So you're saying it was a main role of

the YFD to spread these opinions widely?

Yes, that's right.

Then why did you quit?

You must have had special reason when

you'd resign from that important position.

I just wanted to take a rest while I thought about things.

I'm asking you to talk about these thoughts.

Please cooperate with us. If you cooperate well, we promise your

safety here, also you won't be harassed when you are released.

'September 8th 1985, 5th day'

Shit. Is this bitch trying to test me?

- What's this? - Read this.

This could have been done on the phone instead of mail.

A love letter, eh?

Look, you married for love right? I need advice.

That guy is never helpful.

He's in his forties and all the women he met were prostitutes.

You bastard.

My girl met a guy because she wanted to get married,

and then she asked me about whether she should meet him or not.

What the fuck was she thinking about?

Are you going to plead the fifth?

Sorry, but I don't have those experiences.

Bullshit.

Hey, this is saying that she likes that guy she met.

It means she's comparing you to him, you idiot.

If she wants to go to him, shit I'm not gonna hold her back

See?

When you finish your statement and behave well, you get your meal.

Bullshit.

Ah, this bastard's doing it again

Shit, what are you saying?

The violence of the military government that impeded democratization Movement

in 80s is the main reason for the misfortunes today.

If we can build up a democratic government,

almost every problem we have today will be solved.

Hey, Mister! Are you trying to educate us with this?

You asked me to write what I was thinking after quitting the YFD

Hey asshole. I simply told you to write your thoughts