Martial law was last imposed in South Korea in 1980 ... This tumultuous period is regularly revisited in movies and books and ever-present in Korean cultural discourse. Han Kang, whose novel ...

In a shocking turn of events, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law late at night, citing threats to democracy. The declaration was met with fierce opposition from lawmakers and ...

The stage is thus set for buddy cop awesomeness. Martial Law might be as basic as movies in the genre come, but it has plenty of heart. The utterly glorious action flick was a sensation both in ...

Sean and Billie are undercover cops and martial arts masters. Investigating the death of a cop, they uncover a deadly ring of murder and corruption at a glitzy nightclub where the rich are ...

Last year, a blockbuster movie gripped South Korea with a dramatization ... coup and plunged the country into the iron grip of martial law. So when South Koreans watched in shock and anger as ...

Martial law, by definition, replaces civilian authority ... Fascinated by filmmaking, Vritti has a keen eye for discovering movies with compelling storylines that inspire thought-provoking ...

One news anchor said in grave disbelief that “we are now reporting a situation to you that we had only seen in movies.” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Park An-su, whom Yoon had named martial law ...

The movie depicts the political chaos that took place in 1979 as martial law was declared following the assassination of then president Park Chung-hee. "As soon as I saw the images [of Yoon's ...

Ms. An, 35, grew up in a democratized South Korea: Her knowledge of martial law came from history textbooks and movies. When some lawmakers in her party suggested that the deeply unpopular Mr ...