The Border City 2 (2010)
The Border City 2 (2010)
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.

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Song Du-yul Song Du-yul As: Self
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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.


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Certification: 15

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Genres: Documentary

Language: 한국어/조선말

Release Date: 18 March 2010

Country: KR

Runtime: 104m

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Company: Cinema Dal

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Directed By

Hong Hyung-sook

Hong Hyung-sook

Director

Hong Yoon-jeong

Hong Yoon-jeong

Assistant Director

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Pyo Yong-soo

Pyo Yong-soo

Sound Supervisor

Yoon Seong-hye

Yoon Seong-hye

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