Despite being over 90 years old, Kim Mal-hae fought against the construction of a gigantic 765,000kV transmission tower. Her struggle however started just before the Korean War, in an incident that was long concealed by the government that saw civilians of all ages and genders be indiscriminately massacred. Kim and others like her have lost family members and were forced to remain silent about this incident.

The exact scale of the damages and the number of victims ...more

Despite being over 90 years old, Kim Mal-hae fought against the construction of a gigantic 765,000kV transmission tower. Her struggle however started just before the Korean War, in an incident that was long concealed by the government that saw civilians of all ages and genders be indiscriminately massacred. Kim and others like her have lost family members and were forced to remain silent about this incident.

The exact scale of the damages and the number of victims remain unknown. Despite 70 years since the armistice, the memories are still here. And when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which led the nationwide excavation of victims of atrocities, was disbanded, citizens voluntarily formed a joint investigation team to take over.

"Our only common goal, regardless of our professions or backgrounds, is to return all 206 bones that make up a human to their families."
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