The Seoul Guardians is screening as part of the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival.

The Seoul Guardians follows journalists who, on the ground and in real time, documented the events following the imposition of martial law in South Korea by President Yoon Suk Yeol. The viewer is dropped into the urgency of the situation. Within minutes of the announcement, the journalists are scrambling for cameras and leaving for the National Assembly, where lawmakers are required to go and vote on whether to uphold the President’s action. When the journalists arrive, a protest has already formed outside, and it will only grow as the film continues. It is demonstrated to the viewer, without the need for didactic narration, that the country responded with immediacy to the situation.

What the film does make clear through didactic narration is the illegal nature of Yoon Suk Yeol’s attempted coup. Lawmakers are meant to assemble and vote on the martial law order. Outside of the National Assembly, however, we see armed military and police actively Continue reading The Seoul Guardians — Fantasia Festival 2026 Movie Review →