かぞくのくに

Story

From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there. Sonho’s younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film, and is not hard to recognise as the director’s alter-ego. In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF, Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life, and how, at age six, she experienced the departure of her three older brothers, who left their family for Pyongyang.

«오빠가 돌아왔다, 25년 만에... 그리고 우리는 다시 헤어진다»

Kurzinfos

Originaltitel

かぞくのくに

Status

Released

Start

01.07.2012

Laufzeit

1 h 40 min

Originalsprache

ja

Genres

Drama