Documentary · South Korea · 2026 · 1h 42m

The Yearbook: Waiting for the Teacher

졸업앨범: 선생님을 기다렸다

The Yearbook: Waiting for the Teacher poster
Director
Kim Jong-kwan
Cast
Heo Cheon-il as Self
Crew
Kim Yeong-ha — Director of Photography Kim Jong-kwan — Editor Kim Jong-kwan — Writer Kim Jong-kwan — Producer
Synopsis

On May 27, 1980—the last day of the Gwangju Uprising—students at Sinheung High School in Jeonju defied martial law. Their teacher disciplined them to protect them, but this act of love left forty years of misunderstanding. Now in his nineties, the teacher reunites with his former students to finally offer each other the reconciliation they had long set aside.

Mood & Themes
gwangju uprisingdemocratization movement
Key Collaborators
Kim Jong-kwan Director Kim Yeong-ha Director of Photography Kim Jong-kwan Editor Kim Jong-kwan Writer Kim Jong-kwan Producer
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