Do-ga-ni

"The hideous truth, concealed far too long."

Nov 30 2016 Not Rated 2h 5m
Drama

Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.

Plot

Gang In-ho, who is working to earn money for his daughter's surgery, is appointed to a school for hearing-impaired children in Gwangju. But what he discovers there is an ugly truth: the children are being physically and sexually abused by their teachers. When he decides to fight for the children's rights and expose the crimes being committed at the school, In-ho teams up with human rights activist Seo Yu-jin. But he and Yu-jin soon realize the school's principal and teachers, and even the police, prosecutors and churches in the community are actually trying to cover up the truth.

Written by

Ji-young Gong, Hwang Dong-hyuk

Directed by

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Production Countries

South Korea

Production Companies

Sangeori Pictures, Fantagio, CJ Entertainment

Languages

Awards

4 wins & 10 nominations total

Trailers
Scores
# of Votes
26,957
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA