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We’ll Be One

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Law, Politics & Government, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Hanaga Doeneun Geoteun Deouk Keojineun Ilida Released: 1995 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Law, Politics & Government Genre: Documentary Summary A chronicle of Reverend Moon’s work towards the unification of the two Koreas. A fervent activist, Reverend Moon was thrown into the media limelight when he visited [...]

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The 6 Days Struggle At The Myong Dong Cathedral

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Law, Politics & Government, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Myungseong Geu Yukileui Kirok Released: 1997 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Law, Politics & Government Genre: Documentary Summary What started off as a student rally on June 10, 1987, soon became a widespread call for democracy by the people of South Korea. Fathers and nuns from the [...]

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Standing On The Edge Of Death

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, Social & Economic Issues, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Byeorange Seon Dosibinmin Released: 1990 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Social & Economic Issues Genre: Documentary Summary The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping [...]

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Sanggyedong Olympic

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, Social & Economic Issues, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Sanggyedong Olrimpik Released: 1988 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Social & Economic Issues Genre: Documentary Summary Two years before the 1988 Olympics in South Korea, Sanggyedong residents were brutally evicted from their homes, to make way for the government’s urban renewal plans. Years later, they remain homeless [...]

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One Man

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, English, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Religion, South Korea

Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Hansaram Released: 2001 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean, English Theme: Religion Genre: Documentary Summary Interviews with Father Roberto Seo’s brother, students, colleagues and others, provide an insight into his life. In particular, his work with lepers, the poor, and his support for a variety of causes, such as the reunification of the two Koreas, the pro-democracy movement and the anti-American movement. Festivals: Focus On – Korean [...]

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One Man

September 20, 2011 / Documentary, English, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movies, Religion, South Korea

Original Title: Hansaram Released: 2001 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean, English Theme: Religion Genre: Documentary Summary Interviews with Father Roberto Seo’s brother, students, colleagues and others, provide an insight into his life. In particular, his work with lepers, the poor, and his support for a variety of causes, such as the reunification of the two Koreas, the pro-democracy movement and the anti-American movement. Festivals: Focus On – Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival.

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In The Forest Of The Media

September 19, 2011 / Documentary, Family & Relationships, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Released: 1993 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Family & Relationships Genre: Documentary Summary With a mix of satire and documentary film making, Kim Dong Won explores the extent to which mainstream media has infiltrated our lives. In South Korea, the average 70-year-old would have spent 7 years and 9 [...]

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Haengdang Dong People

September 19, 2011 / Documentary, Globalization & Modernization, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Haengdangdong Saramdeul Released: 1994 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Globalization & Modernization Genre: Documentary Summary The happy lives of Haengdang-dong residents are overturned when their land is slated for redevelopment. Because the government does not have enough funds to pay for the building of the new apartments, [...]

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God Saw That It Was Good

September 19, 2011 / Documentary, Ecology & the Environment, Kim Dong Won, Korean, South Korea

Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Haneunim Bosini Cham Joattda Released: 1991 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Ecology & The Environment Genre: Documentary Summary A grim look at the environmental, social and individual costs which have been paid in the name of economic growth. In Korea, the pollution of air, water and soil has caused many diseases and birth defects in humans and animals alike. This documentary details how we are destroying [...]

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Another World We’re Making

September 19, 2011 / Documentary, Kim Dong Won, Korean, Movie Trailers, Social & Economic Issues, South Korea

Enjoy the trailer? Now watch the entire movie. Hit “purchase” to subscribe to a three-year stream of the film. Have a coupon? Enter code here: Original Title: Tto Hanaui Sesang: Haengdangdong Saramdeul Tu Released: 1999 Country: South Korea Director: Kim Dong Won Language: Korean Theme: Social & Economic Issues Genre: Documentary Summary Former residents of Haengdang-dong, a village which had been demolished to make way for new apartment buildings, bond together as a community while they live in their [...]

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