National Security
As grueling as it gets, "National Security" relentlessly depicts the torture of a political prisoner in the twilight of South Korea's military dictatorship. Based on the 22-day ordeal of Kim Geun-tae, a pro-democracy advocate who later became a government minister, pic is made with the utmost sincerity and succeeds in its mission of making auds extremely uncomfortable from beginning to end.
Director: Chung Ji-young
Starring: Park Weon-sang, Lee Kyeong-yeong, Myung Gye-nam