Film · Documentary
Search and Seizure: The Rise of Insurrection (2025)
★ 7.8 · 4 votes1 h 51 minDocumentary2025
The film follows the 2023 raid by the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on investigative outlet Newstapa. Director Kim Yongjin, its former head, traces a pattern of political prosecutions against critical journalists—from reports on Yoon Suk-yeol to Cho Kuk and Kim Keon-hee. Combining on-site footage, journalist testimonies, and legal records, the film reveals how special funds were used to pressure the media, silence dissent, and manipulate public opinion. It is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle to protect press freedom and democratic values in South Korea.
- Director
- Kim Yong-jin
- Writers
- Jung Jae-hong
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Release date
- April 23, 2025
- Original title
- 압수수색: 내란의 시작
Cast
- Kim Yong-jinSelf
Bong Ji-wookSelf- Han Sang-jinSelf
Yoon Suk-yeolSelf (archive footage)
Han Dong-hoonSelf (archive footage)
Kim Keon-heeSelf (archive footage)
