“Intention”, A Sewol Ferry Documentary, Breaks Box Office Records in Korea

According to the Korean Film Council‘s box office tally, the new Sewol Ferry documentary, Intention, has accumulated over 276,000 viewers since its April 12 release day, making it Korea’s most-viewed political-current affairs documentary of all time.

The documentary, released just four days before the Sewol Ferry Disaster’s fourth anniversary, delves into the tragedy with the intention of providing a scientific explanation for why the ill-fated ferry sank.

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A total of 304 people, mostly high school students, lost their lives as a result of the MV Sewol‘s sinking, making it the deadliest ferry disaster since the Namyoung‘s sinking in 1970.

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