The Border City 2
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In 2003 Song Du-yul, a philosophy professor, decides to go back to his homeland after spending thirty-seven years in Germany. Within a week after crossing the border, his reputation falls from a respected global political figure to an infamous communist spy. During a five-year-long trial, he was arrested and held in custody. This throws Korean society into turmoil and brings a big conflict between the Conservative and the Progressive parties. The filmmaker calmly contemplates this long period of the incident in detail and depicts a society with an indifferent manner. The story builds through an accretion of whimsical facts and it sometimes brings up uncomfortable truths which will irritate viewers. This film is a camera inside of us that evokes what viewers may have tried to forget.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2010-03-18
Runtime: 104 mins
Director: Hong Hyung-sook
Spoken language: 한국어/조선말
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Border City 2
Production Companies: Cinema Dal
Production Countries: South Korea
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