Ferry Sewol disaster – Recommendations on movies related to the Ferry Sewol disaster

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Ferry Sewol disaster

The Ferry Sewol accident occurred on Apr. 16, 2014, when the ferry Ferry Sewol sank near Jindo County, South Korea. 304 passengers were killed or went missing in the accident.

A victim of a Ferry Sewol accident

At that time, Koreans were in great sadness. There is a reason why Koreans were even more shocked. This was because there were 325 high school students on the ship going on a group trip. The Sewol ferry was carrying 325 second-year students from Ansan Danwon High School who went on a school trip to Jeju Island, and the damage to the young students was great.

The joint investigation headquarters of the prosecution and police announced in October 2014 that the cause of the sinking of the Sewol was overloaded with cargo, poor tightness, excessive hull expansion, and poor driving of the helmsman. Since then, the Sewol Shipbuilding Committee was launched in March 2017 when the Special Act on the Sewol Hull Investigation Committee was agreed upon, which led to the salvage of the Sewol and the recovery and search of the unexplored.

A Ferry Sewol eventually pulled out of the deep sea

The accident has caused great social shock and sadness in South Korea, and discussions continue to take safety measures along with investigations into the cause and coping process of the accident.

If you want to understand the Ferry Sewol accident, I recommend watching the movies below.

A movie about Ferry Sewol

diving bell (다이빙벨), 2014

This is a documentary film about a diving bell that was sent to the scene for rescue during the Sewol disaster.

Cruel State (나쁜 나라), 2015

This is a documentary film about the families of victims of a Sewol disaster.

After Spring (봄이 가도), 2018

about the daily lives of the families of victims of a Sewol disaster.

Birthday (생일), 2019

This is a drama film about a birthday party for the families of victims of a Sewol disaster.

Intention (그날, 바다), 2018

It’s a documentary film. It deals with the sinking of the Sewol on April 16, 2014, and tracks the time of the accident and the course of the Sewol through scientific analysis, data collection, and four years of careful investigation to reveal the unidentified facts of the day.