''Black Republic'' (; lit. "They Also Are Like Us") is a 1990 South Korean film directed by

Park Kwang-su Park Kwang-su (born January 22, 1955) is a South Korean filmmaker. He was born in Sokcho, Gangwon Province and grew up in Busan. Park joined the Yallasung Film Group as a student of Fine Arts at Seoul National University. Upon graduation, he fou ...

Plot

A social drama about a young student activist who hides from the authorities by working in a small mining town.

Cast

Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun (born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor. Career Moon was born in Tokyo, Japan. His father was ...

as Kim Ki-young *

Park Joong-hoon Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Early life and family Park was born and raised in Seoul. He was classmates with retired basketball legend Hur Jae at Yongsan High School and attended Chung-Ang University toge ...

as Lee Seon-cheol * Shim Hye-jin as Song Young-sook * Hwang Hae as Shim * Park Gyu-chae as Lee Sa-jang *

Lee Ill-woong Lee may refer to: Name Given name * Lee (given name), a given name in English Surname * Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee: ** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname ** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...

as Jeong * Yang Jin-yeong as Dae-shik * Kim Min-hee as Mi-sook *

Kim Kyung-ran Kim Kyung-ran (born September 28, 1977) is a South Korean television personality and former announcer. She was a cast member in the reality show '' The Genius: Rules of the Game'', and is a cast member in the reality show '' The Genius: Grand Fin ...

as Taek-i's mother * Cho Ju-mi as Soon-i's mother

Awards

Blue Dragon Film Awards The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by '' Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea. The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popu ...

(1990) Best FilmAwards based on *

Singapore International Film Festival The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) (Chinese: 新加坡国际电影节) is the longest-running film festival in Singapore. Founded in 1987, the festival has a focus on showcasing international films and providing a global platform fo ...

(1991) Silver Screen Award for Best Asian Feature Film

References

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External links

* Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners 1990s Korean-language films South Korean drama films Films directed by Park Kwang-su 1990 drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub