Yodok Stories
General Information
- Author/Creator
- Fidyk, Andrzej, director.
- Language
- Korean.
- Subtitles
- English
- Published
- Norway, 2008.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (81 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00003337
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- North Korean leader Kim Il Sung ordered the seed of class enemies to be destroyed unto the third generation. Anyone in a family with a "criminal" is considered guilty by association. Entire families are sent to labor camps with life sentences, and without court hearings. Today, more than 200,000 are behind the wire, subject to the worst kinds of slave labor and torture. Yodok Stories follows 36-year-old North Korean defector Jung Sung San, who has managed to escape through China to South Korea. Jung organizes a controversial theatre play about his experiences as a prisoner in the Yodok concentration camp in North Korea. He inspires eight other refugees to recreate the past and, despite death threats and many obstacles, the musical becomes a tour de force for this ensemble of refugees, offering them a chance to talk about their experiences and inspire others to protest against the existence of the camps.
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 1713 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1713 (HU_OSA_00003337.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |