MKC Thought Leaders' Corner: North Korea in South Korean Cinema (May 2013)

North Korea has been in the news a lot lately for its latest round of belligerent actions. Many believe that Western media has been exaggerating the danger the communist state poses to South Korea's national security. I can't say that I've noticed any especial alarm among the local populace yet there's no denying that the oppressive regime casts a long shadow over the country. Cinema is just one of the places where this is readily evident, so this month I asked the experts:

Has Korean cinema's representation of North Korea changed over the years?

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Weekly Review Round-Up (09/10-09/16, 2011)

I've probably missed a few things as I am traveling in Dublin but a very wide range of films represented this week including a trio from @refresh_daemon of Init_Scenes who has been very active of late!

RECENT RELEASES

Cheonggyecheon Medley: A Dream of Iron

(hancinema.net, September 10, 2011)

Oki's Movie

(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 13, 2011)

Poetry

(The Daily Page, September 7, 2011)

Sunny

(KoreanIndo, September 10, 2011)

The Apprehenders

(Modern Korean Cinema, September 10, 2011)

The Man From Nowhere

(Twitch, September 10, 2011)

The Unjust (French)

(Des Bons, des Brutes et des Cinglés, September 10, 2011)

Villain and Widow

(VCinema, September 14, 2011)

PAST FILMS

Breath, 2007

(justpressplay.net, September 9, 2011)

JSA: Joint Security Area, 2000

(At the Cinema, September 11, 2011)

Secret Sunshine, 2007

(justpressplay.net, September 9, 2011)

Singles, 2003

(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 9, 2011)

The Guests of the Last Train, 1967

(init-scenes.blogspot.com, September 16, 2011)

The World of Silence, 2006

(Hangul Celluloid, September 13, 2011)

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