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    Poongsan 2011 POSTER

    Poongsan

    2011

    Korean

    6.5

    6

    56%

    56%

    Action

    Drama

    inter-korean relations

    north korea

    north korean defector

    Romance

    Jai-hong Juhn Jai-hong Juhn Director Yeong-Hoon Kim Yeong-Hoon Kim as Hit team 4 Joe Odagiri Joe Odagiri as North Korean border guard 1 Jae-Min Jung Jae-Min Jung as North Korean child Seon-kyu Jin Seon-kyu Jin as North Korean soldier
    Poongsan has the unenviable - and death-defying - job of delivering messages across the North and South Korean border to separated families. When South Korean government agents ask him to smuggle in In-ok, the lover of a high-ranking North Korean defector, into the South, the damsel and rescuer fall in love instead.
    Beautiful Days 2018 POSTER

    Beautiful Days

    2018

    Korean

    6.1

    3

    96%

    Action

    Drama

    mother son relationship

    north korean defector

    Jero Yun Jero Yun Director Kwang-rok Oh Kwang-rok Oh as Na-Young Lee Na-Young Lee as (as Na Young Lee) Dong-Yoon Jang Dong-Yoon Jang as Zenchen
    At the request of his dying father, Zhenchen, a Chinese student, goes to Seoul in search of his mother, whom he has not seen for fourteen years. He soon discovers that she is working as a hostess in a bar…
    I Am Sun Mu 2015 POSTER

    I Am Sun Mu

    2015

    Korean

    7.1

    50%

    50%

    Animation

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    inter-korean relations

    news

    News

    north korea

    north korean defector

    War

    Adam Sjöberg Adam Sjöberg Director Angela Angela as Self Ho Bin Ho Bin as Self Il Gon Il Gon as Self Liang Kegang Liang Kegang as Self
    Operating under a pseudonym which means 'no boundaries' - North Korean defector Sun Mu creates political pop art based on his life, homeland, and hope for a future united Korea. His hidden identity is nearly compromised when a massive historical exhibit in Beijing is shuttered by Chinese and North Korean authorities.
    The Net 2016 POSTER

    The Net

    2016

    Korean

    7.4

    16

    86%

    68%

    Action

    Drama

    east asia

    human rights

    inter-korean relations

    north korea

    north korean defector

    politics

    Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk Kim Director Ji-il Park Ji-il Park as K-CIA officer Won-geun Lee Won-geun Lee as Oh Jin-woo Joon-bae Kim Joon-bae Kim as Security officer Min-Young An Min-Young An as Sundae restaurant owner
    A poor North Korean fisherman finds himself an accidental defector, and is groomed to be a spy by an ambitious South Korean military officer.
    Escape 2024 POSTER

    Escape

    2024

    Korean

    6.4

    29

    71%

    83%

    Action

    Adventure

    desertion

    dmz

    inter-korean relations

    korean army

    north korean

    north korean defector

    Thriller

    Jong-pil Lee Jong-pil Lee Director Sung-Wook Lee Sung-Wook Lee as First Lieutenant Hong Lee Jehoon Lee Jehoon as Im Kyu-nam Lee Ho-Jung Lee Ho-Jung as Nomad Esom Esom as Nomad Song Kang Song Kang as Seon Woo-min
    After completing his required decade of military service and being honored as a hero, a North Korean sergeant makes a sudden shocking attempt to defect to the South, risking life and limb for the chance to finally determine his own destiny.
    The Suspect 2013 POSTER

    The Suspect

    2013

    Korean

    6.8

    26

    78%

    72%

    Action

    Drama

    inter-korean relations

    martial arts

    north korean defector

    spy

    Thriller

    Shin-yeon Won Shin-yeon Won Director Yoo Gong Yoo Gong as Ji Dong-cheol Won Poong-Yeon Won Poong-Yeon as Kim Seok-Ho's underling Seong-gyoon Kim Seong-gyoon Kim as Lee Gwang-jo Hee-soon Park Hee-soon Park as Min Se-hoon
    Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
    Beyond Utopia 2023 POSTER

    Beyond Utopia

    2023

    English

    7.9

    5

    100%

    99%

    Biography

    Documentary

    geopolitics

    History

    News

    north korean defector

    pastor

    political documentary

    refugee

    underground movement

    Madeleine Gavin Madeleine Gavin Director Jinhae Roh Jinhae Roh as Self Yonggil Roh Yonggil Roh as Self Jinpyeong Roh Jinpyeong Roh as Self Yeongbok Woo Yeongbok Woo as Self
    A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
    My Name Is Loh Kiwan 2024 POSTER

    My Name Is Loh Kiwan

    2024

    Korean

    6.7

    14

    57%

    85%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    belgium

    Drama

    north korea

    north korean defector

    refugee

    romance

    Romance

    Kim Hee Jin Kim Hee Jin Director Andrew Lee Andrew Lee as Cyril Harrison Xu Harrison Xu as Interpreter Joong-Ki Song Joong-Ki Song as Lo Kiwan Balázs Veres Balázs Veres as Suit Guy
    After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope.
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