Unburied Eyes 안경, 안경들
In Progress, Production Stage
Korea｜2026(estimated)｜90min(estimated)｜Documentary
Synopsis
The leader of a student movement, distinguished by the black-rimmed glasses he always wore, disappears from campus and is found dead on a remote island on August 15, 1989. The students go to the island and conduct their own investigation, uncovering that the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) is connected to his death, but they ultimately cannot determine who killed him or why. To ensure he wouldn't be forgotten, his friends buried his signature glasses in his grave. This suspicious death at such a young age profoundly shakes the lives of his six friends: Won-ok, Myung-cheol, Sung-hee, Won-geun, Yong-heon, and Kyung-rak. For over 30 years, these six individuals have been fighting against the state. As the political situation in Korea evolves, national commissions are established to reinvestigate past incidents, and some of the friends even work as investigators for these bodies. Others become researchers of state violence or attempt to commemorate their friend's death through art. However, despite their arduous struggle, investigating crimes committed by state agencies through these same state structures proves incredibly challenging. The truth remains elusive. One day, his glasses return from the grave. Now older themselves, some even wearing glasses of their own, the six friends must decide how to confront their perceived "failure."
검은 뿔테 안경을 늘 쓰고 다녔던 학생회장 이내창은 캠퍼스에서 사라져 1989년 8월 15일 외딴 섬에서 시신으로 발견된다. 학생들은 섬에 가서 자체적인 조사를 벌였고 안기부가 그의 죽음과 관련이 있다는 점은 알아냈지만, 누가 왜 그를 죽였는지는 결국 알아낼 수 없었다. 그의 친구들은 그를 잊지 않기 위해 그의 안경을 무덤에 묻었다. 원옥, 명철, 성희, 원근, 용헌, 경락은 30여년이 넘는 세월 동안 국가에 맞서 진실을 요구하지만, 그들의 지난한 투쟁에도 진실을 찾는 일은 요원해보인다. 어느 날 그의 안경이 무덤에서 돌아온다. 그들도 안경을 쓸 만큼 나이가 든 지금, 이제 친구들은 자신들의 '실패'를 어떻게 받아들일지 결정해야만 한다.
Staff
DIRECTOR. 고두현 KO Duhyun
PRODUCER. 양주연 YANG Juyeon
CINEMATOGRAPHER. 박수환 PARK Swan, 고두현 KO Duhyun
EDITOR. 권순현 KWON Sunhyeon
COMPOSER. 이민휘 LEE Minwhi
