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That Day in Gokgye Cave

The code name was wiping out.
The setting took place in Gokgyegul Cave, Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province in South Korea during the Korean War, January 20, 1951.
During the “winter chaos” of the war, the X Corps of the United States Armed Forces was given a mission that is known as the “Wiping Out.” In a remote mountain village, hundreds of civilians - the elderly, women and children mostly dressed in white – were killed.
Were these civilian casualties hurt unintentionally? Was it an unavoidable accident?
69 years have passed since that day but for the victims of the deadly mass attack, including those who had endured the Gokgyegul Cave Incident, the war isn’t over. Here, we face the war that has been raging on in their hearts and minds for over 608,000 hours.

This program is made in commemoration of 70th Anniversary Special of the Korean War.

  • Choi, Yong-Chan; Lee, Jin-Wook
    Director
  • Sim, Sooyoung
    Writer
  • Choi, Yong-Chan;
    Producer
  • Choi, Sunghoon
    Editor
  • Choi, Sunghoon
    Cinematograhper
  • Jeon, Jiwon; Lim, Taepoong
    Narrator
  • Kim, Jisoo; Lee, Kangho
    Music
  • Jung, Jungil
    Sound Effects
  • Kim, Sungjik
    Sound Editor
  • Lee, Sori
    Illustrator
  • Yang, Moonseok ;Lee, Seokkyu
    Voice actor
  • Lee, Heeyoung
    Calligrapher
  • Lee,Youngae
    Researcher
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Television
  • Runtime:
    48 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 24, 2020
  • Country of Origin:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Country of Filming:
    Korea, Republic of
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • KBS Media
    Sales Agent
    Country: Korea, Republic of
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Choi, Yong-Chan; Lee, Jin-Wook

Filmography
-December, 1994 Employed as a producer at KBS Cheongju
-February, 2004 Produced documentary “Environment Special –
Hwayang Valley, Spring Summer Autumn Winter”
-December, 2005 Produced documentary “The Great Legacy, Jikji”
-July, 2008 Documentary “Wooden Pagoda, Palsangjeon”
-January, 2009 Documentary “Hometown Somewhere, Pihwagi Village”
-June, 2020 Documentary “Korean War 70th Anniversary Special – That Day in Gokgye Cave”

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Director Statement

Some say that the Korean War was a war of ideologies. A war that determined if you were left or right. A war where people killed and were killed. But during that winter in Danyang, hundreds of people faced their deaths, without even being asked which side they were on. Why did they have to die?
Since the incident, the government has been telling them to forget what had happened, merely repeating that “civilian casualties are an unavoidable by-product of war.”
And so, as years have passed, the truth was either hidden or forgotten as the pain and resentment of victims grew deeper. For the victims, this was another war. 69 years have passed since that day in
January 20, 1951, but the survivors and their families of the
Gokgye Cave Incident continue to struggle with the pain and the silent war that has raged on in their hearts and minds for over 608,000 hours. How many more springs must pass before one can forgive what cannot be forgiven, and reconcile what cannot be reconciled?