General Information

Author/Creator

Lee, Min Sook, director.

Language

English.

Published

Canada : Storyline Entertainment, 2008.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (75 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00003619

Contents/Summary

Summary

Korea is a divided nation. The psychic scar shared by millions of people, separated from their families during the Korean War in the 1950s, is symbolized by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing communist North from capitalist South. Here, along this infamous border, the director sets out on a journey into Korea’s broken heart, exploring the rhetoric and realism of reunification through the extraordinary stories of ordinary people. We meet stoic elderly Koreans holding out for news of long lost relatives in the North. We encounter the fractured lives of younger defectors, including a woman who relives her harrowing escape story every day working as a tour guide at a war memorial site. Crossing the DMZ into North Korea, we visit an inter-Korean economic project in Kaesong, the ancient capital. We gain unprecedented access to state-sanctioned family reunions held at a high security “resort”. “Tiger Spirit" is a tale of longing and hope, a portrait of Korea at a crossroads.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Note

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Library Special Collection

Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1959	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1959 (HU_OSA_00003619.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format