Homes Apart: Korea
1991•56m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Christine Choy
Writer
David Henry Hwang
Languages
English, Korean
Studio
Third World Newsreel
Production
Company
Third World Newsreel
Producer
Christine Choy
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