Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die (2024): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2024, Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die is a documentary and history film directed by Min Hwan-ki, running about 126 minutes.

What it’s about. Kim Dae Jung, who stands next to people in the middle of caotic history! A young businessman Kim Dae Jung recognized the victims of ideology. He decided to be a politician to make his country where people's politic and democracy are rooted. The price of being leave from a guaranteed future and take the first step on a bumby road was kidnapping, death threats, imprisonment, and a death sentence that shook him to the core, but even in his final moments, when he was sentenced to death, Kim never wavered. "Democracy will be recovered. I believe in it." The life of President Kim Dae-jung, a death row inmate who survived from the throes of death, four parliamentary elections, and three unsuccessful presidential campaigns, is etched into the modern history of South Korea.

Who’s in it. Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die stars Kim Dae-jung as Self (archive footage), Jang Hyun-sung as Narrator / Kim Dae-jung (voice), Jeon So-hyun as Lee Hee-ho (voice) and Kim Do-young as Reenactor, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.2/10, Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kim Dae Jung Must Not Die page.

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