Director Kwak Kyung-taek said, "Disappointed and angry" and his younger brother Kwak Kyu-taek did not participate in the vote on the strength of the people
Dec 12, 2024
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Director Kwak Kyung-taek said, "Firefighter" had so many twists and stories before meeting the audience. COVID-19, the controversy over drunk driving by the leading actor, and this time even emergency martial law the day before its release. Honestly, my heart is still pounding when I think about the night of the last three days," he said.
Kwak Kyu-taek, the youngest member of my family, recently missed the impeachment vote according to the party platform, so even the 'Firefighter' is considered a target of criticism, he continued with difficulty.
"I am also deeply disappointed and angry at the lawmakers who did not even participate in the vote as a group," he said. To be honest, I think a president who caused havoc in the Republic of Korea and humiliated the whole world should step down on his own. If not, it should be impeached.', he said in support of President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.
Director Kwak concluded, `I believe that our country has wisely overcome the political turmoil in the past by joining forces with all the people and will overcome this difficult period at the end of 2024.' `I sincerely hope that we will continue to have a world where we can express our stories in movies or books.'
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Previously, 'Firefighter' was preparing to be released in the crank-up year of 2020, but it became a big controversy when Kwak Do-won, the main character, was found to be drunk driving in September 2022. As Kwak Do-won's controversy over drunk driving continued, 'Firefighter' was also hit directly and was buried in a warehouse, but managed to open it on the 4th, four years later.
However, controversy continued even after the release. As the news that Kwak Kyung-taek, the director of the 「Firefighter" was the brother of Kwak Kyu-taek, a member of the People's Power」, became known, the boycott against the"Firefighter" grew out of control. Kwak Kyu-taek is the chief spokesman for the People's Power, who did not attend the vote on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 7th. Kwak Kyung-taek was also criticized as the coordinates were taken as one of the 105 members of the People's Power who did not attend the vote.
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Hello, I'm film director Kwak Kyung-taek.
Recently, there have been so many twists and stories before our movie 'Firefighter' meets the audience. COVID-19, actor drinking, and this time even emergency martial law the day before its release. Honestly, my heart is still pounding when I think about the night of December 3rd.
And thankfully, the movie 'Firefighter' is loved by many audiences, but the anxiety still surrounds my whole body. I think many people feel the same way as me.
Kwak Kyu-taek, the youngest member of my family, recently missed the impeachment vote according to the party line, so even the movie 'Firefighter' is considered a target of criticism.
I am also deeply disappointed and angry at the Members of Parliament who did not even vote as a group. To be honest, I think a president who caused havoc in the Republic of Korea and humiliated the whole world should step down on his own. If you don't, you definitely deserve to be impeached.
In the past, we believe that all people have worked together to wisely overcome the period of political chaos and will overcome this difficult period at the end of 2024.
So I sincerely hope that the story we want to tell will continue to be a world where we can express ourselves in movies or books.
Director Kwak Kyung-taek on December 12th
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