Homes Apart: Korea
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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
Released Date: 1991-01-02
Runtime: 56 mins
Director: Christine Choy, J.T. Takagi
Writer: David Henry Hwang
Spoken language: English, 한국어/조선말
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Homes Apart: Korea
Production Companies: Third World Newsreel
Production Countries: South Korea, United States of America
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