In an attempt to cover the entire 10 days of the uprising they made it exhaustingly glorious and added a cheap love story, nearly stepping into an old school North Korean style.
Now look at the cast and guess who dies first in such movies.

I have to admit, the decorations are great, they give a truly historic feel, and it looks like a great job was done on reconstruction. The costumes though... I don't even remember what they were wearing. Just some clothes.

If you want a better movie about the Gwangju Uprising, watch A Taxi Driver.