Homes Apart: Korea

1991

56 min

Korean

They speak the same language, share a similar culture and once belonged to a single nation. When the Korean War ended in 1953, ten million families were torn apart. By the early 90s, as the rest of the world celebrated the end of the Cold War, Koreans remain separated between North and South, fearing the threat of mutual destruction. Beginning with one man's journey to reunite with his sister in North Korea, filmmakers Takagi and Choy reveal the personal, social and political dimensions of one of the last divided nations on earth. The film was also the first US project to get permission to film in both South & North Korea.

Status
Released
Production
Third World Newsreel

Keywords

  • korean war (1950-53)
  • imperialism
  • korean history
  • korea
  • north korea

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Top Crew

Christine Choy · Director, Cinematographer

J.T. Takagi · Director

Jason Hwang · Composer

Nick Doob · Cinematographer

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