6388 Filmmakers and 80 Organizations Demand President Yoon's Resignation

Dec 13, 2024

6388 Filmmakers and 80 Organizations Demand President Yoon's Resignation



6,388 filmmakers and 80 organizations strongly criticized the people's power to sympathize with President Yoon Suk Yeol's demands for his resignation and the civil war.

On the 13th, the second civil war is the "orderly early resignation" for 80 film groups and 6,388 individuals belonging to film directors, actors, film majors and non-majors, producers, critics, and film distribution, marketing, and film festivals. Stop the rebellion and impeach Yoon Suk Yeol immediately!issued a second urgent statement, a film titled '.

In the movie's emergency statement, the Yoon Suk Yeol issued a two-minute statement at 10 a.m. on the 7th, saying, `We will not avoid legal and political responsibility, and we will leave it to our party to take measures to stabilize the state affairs, including the term of office.' Since then, the National Assembly's impeachment motion, the only constitutional measure to immediately suspend Yoon Suk Yeol's presidency, has been eventually scrapped due to the absence of members of the People's Power parliament"I'm angry.




In the first emergency statement released on the 5th, Korean filmmakers warned lawmakers of the People's Power to choose for themselves whether they will go down in history as sympathizers of the civil war or as politicians who put the lives and safety of the people first. As a result, the members of the People's Power left the plenary hall collectively and neglected their responsibilities as if mocking the clause of Article 46(2) of the Constitution that "a member of the National Assembly shall perform his/her duties according to his/her conscience by prioritizing the national interest" and chose the path of a sympathizer for civil war by protecting the Yoon Suk Yeol" he condemned.

In addition, "In addition to countless citizens, our filmmakers also watched the scene where the vote was not established in the square, at the workplace, and at their respective places of life and workplaces with a somber feeling. People's Power lawmakers expected to participate in the vote, albeit belatedly, in accordance with the people's orders and will, but such a movie never happened. But in this mess, which began with a delusional declaration of emergency martial law in Yoon Suk Yeol, we can't imagine an end other than impeachment or immediate resignationPrime Minister Han Deok-soo and People's Power Representative Han Dong-hoon issued a joint statement on the 8th, calling for an orderly early resignation as a way to serve the national interest rather than impeachment. Korean filmmakers also sympathize with the perception that the unilateral statement asking the people, the National Assembly, and the opposition parties for cooperation in stabilizing state affairs without even revealing the timing of 'early resignation' is the second civil war. A president who violates the Constitution must be condemned in the manner specified by the Constitution. Even though emergency martial law is unconstitutional, our filmmakers will not tolerate all attempts to find another unconstitutional way" he insisted.

Finally, the real subject of stabilizing state affairs, resolving confusion, and restoring order is the people with the sovereignty of the Republic of Korea, and our filmmakers also exist as one of the people. We have different conditions, such as gender, age, career, and activity, but we are looking at the same simple goal of 'Yoon Suk Yeol resignation'. Like most people, our filmmakers are not confused at all. The Yoon Suk Yeol and the power of the people, which exclude the state and the people from the priorities and misuse politics to maintain power, are confusion itself. "People have never delegated the president's power to Han Deok-soo, Han Dong-hoon, or the power of the people. The `orderly early resignation' put forward as the justification for the absence of the impeachment vote is the second civil war to privatize power. Each member of the National Assembly is a constitutional institution entrusted with power to the people. People's Power Lawmakers should do their part now. `If you clearly define your position on the Yoon Suk Yeol of the 'crime of rebellion', and if you judge the emergency martial law to be unconstitutional, don't leave it alone and participate in the vote.'




The names of directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, who were previously listed in the first emergency statement, disappeared in the second emergency statement released on that day. Instead, director Kim Sung-soo, who directed a real-life movie centered on the military rebellion led by Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo on October 26, 1979, and centered on a private organization in the military, drew attention with his new name.

On the other hand, attention was also paid to director Kwak Kyung-taek's move. Earlier, director Kwak Kyung-taek, director of 'Firefighter', which is currently being screened in the theater, was hit directly when it was reported that he was the brother of Kwak Kyu-taek, a member of the People's Power. 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. Public anger toward Kwak Kyu-taek, one of the 105 members of the People's Power who did not attend the vote, was directed toward the `Firefighter' campaign, leading to various criticisms and boycotts.

In the end, director Kwak Kyung-taek had so many twists and stories before "Firefighter" met the audience on the 12th. 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 stated his position.




He said, `Some people think that even the 'firefighters' are the targets of criticism because Kwak Kyu-taek, the youngest member of my family, recently missed the impeachment vote according to the party platform`"I am also deeply disappointed and angry at the lawmakers who did not even participate in the 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 not, they deserve to be impeached.' He criticized his younger brother Kwak Kyu-taek and the people's power.

Unlike director Kwak Kyung-taek's statement, which condemned the people's power on the previous day, the second emergency statement, which was released on the same day, did not contain director Kwak Kyung-taek's name at all, further increasing public disappointment.



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