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It& #39;s too bad that Jurgen Hintzpeter and Kim Sabok never met again in real life. But I& #39;m glad that now the latter& #39;s real identity is known. #ATaxiDriver
I feel so sorry reading that the real Kim Sabok passed away in 1984 and was battling alcohol addiction from trauma of witnessing the Gwangju massacre.
It& #39;s even sadder that he and Hintzpeter were framed as NK spies. #ATaxiDriver
It& #39;s even sadder that he and Hintzpeter were framed as NK spies. #ATaxiDriver
Real vs Reel (1)
The building irl is Gwangju YMCA. Ryu Junyeol& #39;s character Koo Jaesik is based on several democratization activists. Aside from Hintzpeter, there was actually another foreigner on that rooftop: US Peace Corps Volunteer Paul Courtright.
#ATaxiDriver
The building irl is Gwangju YMCA. Ryu Junyeol& #39;s character Koo Jaesik is based on several democratization activists. Aside from Hintzpeter, there was actually another foreigner on that rooftop: US Peace Corps Volunteer Paul Courtright.
#ATaxiDriver
Real vs Reel (2)
The real Kim Sabok was actually politically active, as opposed to the fictional character Kim Manseob. He had known Jürgen Hintzpeter for 5 years before Gwangju. And he had a son instead of a daughter.
#ATaxiDriver
The real Kim Sabok was actually politically active, as opposed to the fictional character Kim Manseob. He had known Jürgen Hintzpeter for 5 years before Gwangju. And he had a son instead of a daughter.
#ATaxiDriver
A plan was proposed (2018) to bury Kim Sabok& #39;s ashes & Jürgen Hintzpeter& #39;s relics in the Gwangju Memorial Garden, it was rejected (2019).
As of now, only Hintzpeter& #39;s relics are in Gwangju, but his grave is in Ratzeburg, Germany. Kim Sabok& #39;s grave is near Seoul. #ATaxiDriver
As of now, only Hintzpeter& #39;s relics are in Gwangju, but his grave is in Ratzeburg, Germany. Kim Sabok& #39;s grave is near Seoul. #ATaxiDriver
For German actor Thomas Kretschmann, what helped him empathize with the story told in #ATaxiDriver was personal: his struggles when he had to flee from East Germany in his early 20s leaving his parents behind, across mountainous borders of Hungary, Yugoslavia & Austria.
Real vs Reel (4)
(Correction)
Ryu Junyeol& #39;s Koo Jaesik is 1 of 2 activists mentioned by name in the film. But irl at least 6 activists names are associated with the 1980 movement: Yoon Sangwon, Park Gisoon, Park Kwanhyun, Pyo Jeongdu, Jo Songnam, Park Raejeon #ATaxiDriver
(Correction)
Ryu Junyeol& #39;s Koo Jaesik is 1 of 2 activists mentioned by name in the film. But irl at least 6 activists names are associated with the 1980 movement: Yoon Sangwon, Park Gisoon, Park Kwanhyun, Pyo Jeongdu, Jo Songnam, Park Raejeon #ATaxiDriver
The real Kim Sabok& #39;s oldest son, Kim Seungpil, sued a conservative commentator who called his late father an "NK spy" (2018). He also explained that the film& #39;s version was different from his late father& #39;s real self. #ATaxiDriver
