3 Movies Directed by Dong-won Kim

Repatriation

Repatriation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-03-04

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

North Korea, South Korea

Runtime:

149 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (126 Reviews)

Director:

Dong-won Kim

Genres:

Documentary

Writer:

Dong-won Kim

Fullplot:

In the spring of 1992, Kim Dong-won, the film's director, met two long-term political prisoners who were charged with being communist spies from North Korea. During their 30 years in jail, the prisoners never gave up their allegiance to communism and North Korea. When they were finally released from prison, they began living in the Kim's neighborhood, and he became quite close with one of the prisoners, Cho Chang-son. Kim's film documents the former prisoners' return to mainstream Korean society and their campaign for repatriation. On the DVD container, Kim is quoted as saying: "As I met with many others of them, I became interested in these people, who were completely different from what I expected."

Soar Into the Sun

Soar Into the Sun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-08-24

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1127 Reviews)

Director:

Dong-won Kim

Cast:

Writer:

Sang-hoon Ahn (screenplay)

Dong-won Kim (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After he performs a dangerous dare-devil stunt at an air show, South Korean Air Force pilot Tae-hun is kicked out of the elite Black Eagles flying team and transferred to a combat unit where he immediately comes into conflict with ace pilot Cheol-hui. He makes friends with the other pilots in the unit and falls in love with the beautiful Se-young, who is in charge of maintenance. When a North Korean MIG fighter threatens, the group engages in a gripping dogfight that leaves one comrade dead and another missing. Cheol-hui and Tae-hun join forces to rescue their missing friend and prevent a catastrophic war.

Soar Into the Sun

Soar Into the Sun

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-08-24

Languages:

Korean

Countries:

South Korea

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1127 Reviews)

Director:

Dong-won Kim

Cast:

Writer:

Sang-hoon Ahn (screenplay)

Dong-won Kim (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After he performs a dangerous dare-devil stunt at an air show, South Korean Air Force pilot Tae-hun is kicked out of the elite Black Eagles flying team and transferred to a combat unit where he immediately comes into conflict with ace pilot Cheol-hui. He makes friends with the other pilots in the unit and falls in love with the beautiful Se-young, who is in charge of maintenance. When a North Korean MIG fighter threatens, the group engages in a gripping dogfight that leaves one comrade dead and another missing. Cheol-hui and Tae-hun join forces to rescue their missing friend and prevent a catastrophic war.

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