''Excavator'' is a 2017 South Korean drama film written by

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

and directed by

Lee Ju-hyoung Lee Ju-hyoung (born 1977) is a South Korean film director. Career Lee made his first feature ''Red Family'' in 2013. It made its debut and won the Audience Awards at the 2013 Tokyo International Film Festival. His second feature ''Fork Lan ...

Plot

Kim Gang-il, a

paratrooper A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Wor ...

who was mobilized to suppress the demonstrations during the

May 18th Gwangju Democratization Movement The Gwangju Uprising was a popular uprising in the city of Gwangju, South Korea, from May 18 to May 27, 1980, which pitted local, armed citizens against soldiers and police of the South Korean government. The event is sometimes called 5·18 (Ma ...

, is working as en

excavator Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, dipper (or stick), bucket and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house". The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. They are a natural progression fr ...

driver after his retirement. Subsequently, he uncovers findings that will reveal the inconvenient truth from twenty years prior.

Cast

Uhm Tae-woong Uhm Tae-woong (born April 5, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He made his acting debut in 1998, but initially struggled to emerge from under the shadow of his older sister, popular singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa. After several years of small roles an ...

as Kim Gang-il *Kim Kyung-ik as Farmer sibling *Shim Jung-wan as Coast sibling *Jung Se-hyung as Teller sibling/Airborne unit member 4 *Jo Duk-je as Staff sergeant Jang *Jo Yeong-jin as First sergeant *Park Se-joon as Platoon leader *Kim Jung-pal as Company commander *Jo Won-hee as Battalion commander *Sin Chang-soo as Division commander *

Son Byong-ho Son Byong-ho (born August 25, 1962) is a South Korean actor. Son is known for his role in action films, notably, '' R-Point'' (2004), '' Running Wild'' (2006), '' The Good, the Bad, the Weird'' (2008) and ''Insu, The Queen Mother ''Insu, the ...

as Member of National Assembly *Son Jin-hwan as Brigade commander *Sin Hee-moon as Police constable Oh *Han In-gyoo as Kim Sang-kyeong *Jeong In-tae as Soldier on a leave *Park Jeong-geun as Soldier's friend * Ryu Sung-rok as Student demonstrator

References

External links

* * 2017 films South Korean drama films 2017 drama films 2010s South Korean films {{SouthKorea-film-stub