「模範監獄」——這是日本殖民政府給西大門刑務所的稱號，而模範的背後，是對韓國人身體與意志的系統性壓制。
本片讓西大門刑務所化身敘事者，結合囚犯紀錄、檔案研究與音樂劇重現，讓這座承載無數傷痛的空間，親口說出它從未被允許說出的話。
Produced for the 80th anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day, this musical docudrama reimagines Seodaemun Prison not as a static relic, but as a living narrator. By personifying the architecture, the film uses a first-person perspective to let the prison testify to its own role as a “model modern prison” designed for imperial control and the systematic erosion of human dignity.
The narrative follows daily life within the walls using archival research, prisoner records and trial transcripts. To transcend the limits of silent records, the film introduces musical sequences as a vital narrative engine. These are not decorative; they are cinematic translations of the oppression and fear that official documents could never capture. In the sequence “Slaves of the Prison”, rhythmic movements and percussive patterns viscerally expose how colonial power controlled the bodies and time of the incarcerated.
By turning a site of repression into a performative stage, the work reflects on the structures of colonial memory. It is a profound record that summons voices trapped in silence into the present, asking a timeless question: What does it mean to possess dignity and freedom?
Jeongheon YANG現任MBC製作人暨導演。
他的職涯始於慶南MBC（2013–2021），2021年轉往Sandbox Network，2022年正式加入MBC。
代表作品包括《The Great Jirisan》（2017）、《Minority Opinion》（2018）、《My Dear City》（2020）、《PD Notebook》（2022）、《Village Chief Lee Jang-woo》（2024）、《西大門刑務所》（2025），以及《Paha, This is Choi Bool-am》（2026）。
Jeongheon YANG is a producer and director at MBC.
He began his career at MBC Gyeongnam (2013–2021), continued his work at Sandbox Network in 2021, and joined MBC in 2022.
His major works include The Great Jirisan (2017), Minority Opinion (2018), My Dear City (2020), PD Notebook (2022), Village Chief Lee Jang-woo (2024), The Seodaemun Prison (2025), and Paha, This is Choi Bool-am (2026).
