They Chose China (2006)

Directed by

Shui-Bo Wang

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

Runtime

52 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on twenty one American prisoners of war from the Korean War who decided to remain in China after the conflict in 1953. It explains their choices and the lives they built in a new country.

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What happens

They Chose China is a 2006 documentary film directed by Shui-bo Wang about the twenty-one American prisoners of war who opted to stay in China following the Korean War in 1953. The film won the Golden Gate Award at the 2006 San Francisco Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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