Variety Survival Talkshow

2009

Feature 5

Hyung-sook Hong | 2009|Documentary|Color|DV|104min

SYNOPSIS

In 2003 Prof. Song Du-Yul decided to go back to his homeland after spending 37 years in Germany in spite arrest warrant had been issued. But within a week he fell from a respected democracy's advocate to the biggest spy ever. This threw Korean society into turmoil of red paranoia. Nobody, even his friends, was free from the dreadful reality. 6 years have passed. Now he IS no longer a spy, but he WAS in 2003. What on earth were his crimes then? And what difference is laid in Korean society between now and then?

DIRECTING INTENTION

Dynamic Korea! Korean society is still breathless. 6 years have passed and the event has been completely forgotten. If it was just a bygone, we don't have to be reminded. I, however, ask; how far has Korea moved on? Prof. Song's event was much challenging to me as a documentary maker. What is surrounding us and how does it work on me? It's painstaking indeed to look into myself. I hope this documentary be a mirror inside to look into ourselves.

FESTIVAL & AWARDS

2009 제14회 부산국제영화제
2009 제1회 DMZ다큐멘터리영화제

DIRECTOR
Hyung-sook Hong

Hyung-sook Hong

1995, < Doomealee, A New School Is Opening >
1996, < ON-line; An Inside View of Korean Independent Film >
1998, < Reclaiming Our Names >
2000, < Doomealee, The Very First Step >
2002, < The Border City >
2004, < The Old Shoe Makers > 

STAFF

Director : Hyung-sook Hong
Producer : Seok-pil Kang, Myung-wha Kim
Cinematographer : Jae-hoon Ryu, Jae-soo Rim, Seok-pil Kang, Jong-gyung Hong, Mi-yeon Kong
Editor : Seok-pil Kang
Sound : Yong-soo Pyo
Music : Sung-hye Yoon
CG : Hyuk-gu Kwon