Text/Dongguan
Editor/Dongguan
Preface
"No matter how hard the rock is, it is dead, and no matter how fragile the egg is, it is still alive.
The rock will eventually crumble into fine sand, and the egg will eventually hatch and cross the rock. ”
"The Defender" is a Korean movie with a Douban score of 9.2, and it is also a movie that exposes the truth of the times.
The Defender is set in South Korea in the 80s of the 20th century, when President Chun Doo-hwan was in power, and in order to consolidate his dictatorship, South Korea went through a period of pseudo-democratic government.
It was also against this backdrop that the "Pulin Incident" occurred that shocked South Korea.
And the story of the protagonist of our film, Song Woo-suk, is about to unfold.
A mediocre but profitable lawyer
In the story of "The Defender", Song Woo-seok is not a very smart lawyer.
Song Woo-suk, who took 7 bar exams before becoming a lawyer, was not liked by his fellow lawyers.
However, Song Youshuo, who is such an inconspicuous and untalented, accidentally found a great opportunity to make money.
At that time, the Korean property market was hot, and groups of people rushed into the real estate registry, wanting to buy and sell houses, and take this opportunity to make a lot of money.
The government was so frustrated by the crowd that it decided to transfer the property registration to a lawyer.
Most lawyers are proud of themselves, they can talk in court, they can be the hope of their clients from the sky, and they also think of themselves as the embodiment of justice and order from the heart.
Therefore, Song Youshuo's behavior is out of place in their eyes, and he is open-minded for money, regardless of dignity for money.
In this way, Song Youshuo made bags and bags of money in the contempt of others.
Song Youshuo's wife was excited to see the money her husband took home every day, and sighed: "Suddenly I have money, and I don't know how to spend it!"
The reason why the wife said such things was actually because their previous life was too hard!
Song Youshuo only has a high Chinese certificate, and has always wanted to be a lawyer but has not succeeded many times, so he can only earn money as a small worker on a construction site.
Even when his wife is about to give birth, he can't afford the hospitalization expenses.
Fortunately, the mother-in-law felt sorry for her daughter and took the initiative to give this money, which made Song Youshuo's life a little easier for the time being.
Of course, his success this year is inseparable from many well-wishers.
When his life was extremely difficult and he couldn't even get the money for a meal, he betrayed the trust of the proprietress of a small restaurant and had to eat the overlord meal.
And the rest of the money, Song Youshuo used to redeem his former judicial books, he still wants to use knowledge to change his fate.
These things have always pressed on Song Youshuo's heart, and he has been working hard for this for so many years.
Now that Lao Song has made money, he decided to change a big house for his wife and children who never left him.
As for where to buy a house, he has long considered it, that is, the house he built with his own hands when he was a small construction worker.
This house on the 10th floor is where Song Youshuo has spent countless nights Xi judicial knowledge, and his engraved words have been left on the wall: "Never give up."
Song Woo-seok told the family the story of the inscription on the wall, and his wife understood why her husband had to buy the house here.
After buying the house, Song Youshuo and his family finally had the courage to step into the former small restaurant.
After eating, Song Youshuo took the money and returned it to the proprietress and confessed what he had done back then.
The proprietress looked at the man who took the initiative to repay the money, her emotions were a little uncontrollable for a moment, and she said with tears: "Since ancient times, old accounts have not been repaid with money, but with transactions. ”
Since then, Song Youshuo has become a frequent customer in the small restaurant, and the relationship with the proprietress family has become closer and closer.
Song Youshuo took his classmates to a small restaurant for a party, and during the banquet, he and his classmates had a violent quarrel.
One person thinks the other party is high, one person thinks the other party is a philistine, and the two people break up unhappily after a fight.
Song Youshuo wanted to give the boss's son a little money, but Zhenyu didn't answer him, which made him a little frustrated, and said, "Others will scold you for being a fatherless child."
Such words were heard by the proprietress and kicked him out, and Song Youshuo felt that he would have no face to eat in the future.
When he passed by again, Song Youshuo found that there was a sign hanging at the door of the restaurant that was temporarily closed.
Song Youshuo looked around, but left in disappointment.
A month later, Song Youshuo met the proprietress in the stairwell of the law firm.
It turned out that it was because Jin-woo and his classmates participated in the reading club, but they were arrested on charges of violating the National Security Law.
The proprietress hadn't seen her son for two months, and she wasn't even sure if her child was still alive.
Song Youshuo was also very touched in his heart when he heard such news, but he had an important date that he couldn't delay.
Because, he is about to become a tax lawyer for a well-known real estate company.
After the meeting, Song Youshuo went to the proprietress and indicated that he would help.
With the identity of a lawyer, Song Youshuo and the boss lady successfully got the opportunity to visit.
But looking at the devastated Zhenyu, Song Youshuo couldn't believe that this was a high-spirited teenager.
The bruises on Jinwoo's body also testify to his tragic experience.
Because the proprietress was emotional, she had a conflict with the prison guards, and their visiting time ended.
However, such darkness had already given Song Youshuo a great stimulus, making him rush to his senior's house and shout: "How can there be such a thing!"
Impulsiveness and blood shouted in Song Yousuk's body, and he also made a brave decision: "I will be the defender!"
He is willing to ask for justice for these young people who have been tortured.
Become an advocate
Such a trial was not only disfavored by the seniors, but no one seemed to look down on Song Youshuo.
He is just a rookie who barely became a lawyer after taking the test 7 times, and this defense is against the "National Security Law".
In this way, when everyone was not optimistic, Song Youshuo made all the preparations he could.
As soon as the trial began, Song Youshuo used his solid recitation of the law to give everyone in the court a shock, and also gave the teenagers the opportunity to untie the handcuffs and sit down to hear the trial.
Although it got off to a good start, this trial was as difficult as expected, and Song Youshuo could only run around every day.
Faced with the puzzlement of his colleagues, he said that he didn't want his children to grow up and face such a tragic situation.
At the second trial, Song Woo-seok proved that the "banned books" were not written by the pro-North Korean people that the prosecution said, and pointed out that these books can be found everywhere in South Korea.
On top of that, the library of Seoul National University, the best university in Korea, is full of such books.
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency, your Excellency Attorney, you are also from an illegal group, what is going on?"
This act of dragging everyone into the water together was very clever, and it also gave Song Youshuo the upper hand for a short time.
In order to find more evidence, Song Woo-seok found the place where the students were beaten at that time according to Jin-woo's prompt.
Dry pools of water and iron bars wrapped in strips of cloth illustrate the evil deeds of the enforcers.
Song Youshuo was sad about his discovery, and in the next second, his fist fell on him.
Officer Che, who beat the students into recruits, gave Song Youshuo some "warnings", and he felt that this little lawyer must not have the courage to continue to oppose them.
Who knew that in the third trial, Song Youshuo was able to rise to the challenge without flinching at all, and also used Zhenyu's weight loss of 20 pounds in two months as a breakthrough to illustrate the prosecution's abuse of students.
The abused student even perfects the details of the lie over and over again, and the lie becomes as if it were true.
The parents of the students sitting in the hearing room were so excited that they rebelled, and as a result, all the relatives were kicked out of the courtroom by the bailiffs.
From then on, this battle really became a battle for Song Youshuo alone.
Prosecutors found that Song Youshuo was a better lawyer than they thought.
Therefore, threats to work, the safety of relatives, and reputations are coming one after another, and I just hope that he can retreat.
In the face of the persuasion of the real estate boss, Song Youshuo gave his own answer conclusively: "Because the people are not rich, they cannot be protected by the law, and this statement is unacceptable to me." ”
After the fourth court session, Song Youshuo refuted and debated Officer Che in accordance with the law of "the country is a citizen", and he was impassioned and full of indignation.
But even if he is right, the trial is essentially a ridiculous conflict between South Korea's security law and the Constitution.
With the lives of his family members threatened and his daily entry and exit being monitored, Song Youshuo's wife couldn't help but ask, "Can it end here?"
Song Woo-seok didn't give an answer, but his wife knew his answer.
Under such circumstances, Song Youshuo's fifth trial was attended by witnesses, who were military doctors who treated the students who had been beaten into confessions.
However, Officer Che's strength is much more than that, he went to people from the military and proved that the soldier was a deserter, and his testimony was not credible.
In the end, the students were sentenced to three years in prison, and Song Woo-seok also understood his powerlessness.
In the days that followed, Song Youshuo continued to run on the road of fighting for democracy for the people.
While speaking out for a student who was waterboarded, Song Woo-seok was arrested.
However, as many as 99 defense lawyers volunteered to defend him (there are only 142 lawyers in Seoul).
Finally, this battle is not just him!
In fact, the story of "Song Woo-suk" is based on the true story of Roh Moo-hyun, the only grassroots president in South Korea.
epilogue
Song Youshuo's story actually tells the story of a spark that can set the prairie on fire.
In the face of the coercion of power and social injustice, Song Youshuo boldly moved forward, did not hesitate to use his mantis arm as a car, and faced the country's depression and spoke out bravely.
His actions have also inspired many other people to contribute to a bright future together.
"The relevance of the film is greater than the film itself. ”