The Border City

2007

Retrospective

Hyung-sook Hong | 2002 | Documentary | DV | Color | 80min

SYNOPSIS

Professor Song, staying in Germany, was suspected of espionage and banned from Korea. Now he’s expecting to visit Korean after 33 years. ‘The Border City’, by which Berlin was called during the period of partition, could also be a name for Seoul now that the city is haunted by the ‘red complex,’ and refuses Prof. Song to come back to his homeland.

DIRECTING INTENTION

Professor Song, Doo-yul tried to come back to Korea in October, 2002 again. ""I will come back this time even though I will go back at the airport."" His resolution was firm since he lives away from home for 35 years as being absent from his will. According to the response of the authority, however, the inviting institution cancelled the invitation. It is the first time to cancel the invitation, and it is hard to find out how Professor Song handled with it. As I become accustomed to a ‘compromise’ since I get older, I fell painful with this event for a while; I guess I still have a hope. Thinking myself the topic of ‘lacking courage and resolution’ that he raised to the force of democracy, I hope this film will become a little consolation for many people who cannot come back to their hometown yet.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2002 제7회 부산국제영화제 와이드앵글 상영작
2002 서울독립영화제 장편 부문 우수작품상, 관객상

DIRECTOR
Hyung-sook Hong

Hyung-sook Hong

1990 <삶의 자리, 투쟁의 자리>

1993 <54, 그 여름의 기록>

1995 <두밀리, 새로운 학교가 열린다>

1997 <변방에서 중심으로>

1998 <본명선언>

2000 <시작하는 순간 - 두밀리 두번째 이야기>

2002 <경계도시>  

 

 

STAFF

Director Hyung-sook Hong
Producer Seoul Visual Collecitve
Cinematographer Seok-pil Kang, Mi-yeon Kong
Editor Hyuk-gu Kwon
Sound Yong-soo Pyo
Executive Producer Seok-pil Kang