The Border City2
2009
Feature 5
Woo-jung Kwon | 2009|Documentary|Color|HD|95min
SYNOPSIS
This is a story about three women who have been friends since their college days, and found a home in rural communities despite their urban backgrounds. Kang Sun Hee has always dreamed of becoming a peasant activist since her college days. Byun Eun Joo came to live in the country following her campus couple husband, and So Hee Ju was born rich but fascinated by a sound rural life during her university activity. However, farming has made their hands dark and rough, and the engagement in the peasants movement meant more days for their children to wait for their mother. What they have dreamed of was the life of a farmer, but in reality it was not an easy life to lead. And moreover, they had to be a wife, a mother, and a daughter-in-law, too. This documentary follows their lives for more than a year, which are the lives not only of a 'peasant' but also of a 'woman', two of the ever-marginalized names in this land.
DIRECTING INTENTION
Women peasants work over 14 hours a day but can't earn even a penny. It is obvious that the cost of labour can't be measured merely in money, but I wondered with what those women's labour and sacrifice can be compensated. The ratio of women in the whole peasant population in Korea is over 53%. However women peasant are not be guaranteed their position as subject of agriculture production. I wanted to show their lives which are out of social interest but keep our land and take responsibility of our food, so I hoped their name to be remembered to all of us.
FESTIVAL & AWARDS
2009 제14회 부산국제영화제
DIRECTOR

Woo-jung Kwon
2001 < 농가부채특별법 그후, 우리 농업의 살 길은 무엇인가 > (공동연출)
2003 < 개방농정의 시대,2001 농촌보고서 >
2004 < 농가일기 >
2006 < 우리가 홍콩에 간 이유- WTO 투쟁보고서 >
2007 < 불타는 필름의 연대기 > (공동연출)
STAFF
Director Woo-jung Kwon
Cinematographer Soo-monk Kim, Hwa-young Son
Editor Woo-jung Kwon, Seol-hae Kim, In-seong Choe
Sound Young-soo Phyo
Music Ji-eun Lee