[Just Out on DVD] Korean Movies "The Highway Family" and documentary "I Am From Chosun"

Published on 2023/03/29

Korean movies "The Highway Family" and documentary "I Am From Chosun" are available to order on DVD with English subtitles from YESASIA.

"The Highway Family" (2021)

Directed by Lee Sang-moon

With Ra Mi-ran, Jung Il-woo, Kim Seul-gi, Bek Hyunjin, Seo Yi-soo, Park Da-on,...

Started filming: 2021/10/18
Synopsis
Ra Mi-ran will play a woman who runs an antique furniture store as she grieves the untimely death of her son. Bek Hyunjin will feature as her husband, who accepts her grief and supports her. Jung Il-woo is on board to play a father earning a living to support his wife and two children, while Kim Seul-gi is cast as his wife. The film will chronicle what happens to these families when they meet at a highway rest stop.

Release date in Korea : 2022/11/02

DVD with English subtitles

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"I Am From Chosun" (202)

Directed by Kim Cheol-min

Synopsis
In October 2002, a South Korean documentary film director Kim Cheol-min attends an event hosted at Mt. Geumgang: National Rally for Reunification by Students and Youths from South and North Korea and Abroad. It was influenced by the June 15 South-North Joint Declaration. In the hope of contributing to the nation's reconciliation, unity, and reunification, around 500 students and youths from South and North Korea and abroad attended the event. Here, Kim encounters the Korean Japanese (Zainichi) for the first time. To get to know them better and deeper, he grabs his camera and heads to Japan. The Korean Japanese are neither 'South Korean' nor 'North Korean'. They refer to themselves as 'Chosun people'. Many people find the term difficult and awkward because the word 'Chosun' cannot be defined simply. Multiple discussions intertwine the word. In Japan, 'Chosun' is consciously and unconsciously connected with North Korea, making the word a form of hate speech. When the Korean Japanese say "I Am From Chosun", they are making a declaration or pledge to proactively rescue the word that is engraved with a history of oppression and ordeal. LEE Jong-chan

Diaspora Film Festival 9

Release date in Korea : 2021/12/09

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