Repatriation

Aka: Songhwan
Director: Kim Dong-won
Release date: 2003
Language: Korean
Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)
Genre: Documentary

Starring:
Jo Changson
Kim Seonmyeong
Kim Yeongsik
Ryu Hanok
Kim Seokhyeong
Sin Inyeong

Synopsis:
Humanism, history and politics - all of these elements are intermingled together in this extraordinary 149 minute-long chronicle surrounding the repatriation of "unconverted" North Korean spies. Sixty-three north Korean spies, who finally returned to their homeland in September 2000, had to serve for nearly 30 to 40 years in prison for refusing to renounce their ideological beliefs. Director Kim Dong Won presents a multi-layered story of the prisoners by approaching it from a myriad of angles. This movie delves not only into the political and historical conflicts between the two Koreas but also the ideological beliefs that the prisoners held with noble and stoic conviction. This documentary takes a humanitarian, rather than political, perspective in order to portray the harsh lives and the long process of their journey home.
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Sundance Film Festival: Freedom of Expression Award: Kim Dong-won

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