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The Border City 2

Mar 18, 2010 · 1h 44m
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PLOT

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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CAST

Song Du-yul
Self
Directed by Hong Hyung-sook

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
KO
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Cinema DAL
Country
KR

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