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Nogada (2005)

Nogada poster
Original title
노가다
Directed by
Kim Mi-re
Genre
documentary film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
15
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How it feels

This documentary follows South Korean day laborers on construction sites who work long hours every day. The director starts by filming her own father and shows the struggle for dignity among people left out of the country's economic boom.

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What happens

Nogada (노가다) est un film sud-coréen réalisé par Kim Mi-re, sorti en 2005. « Nogada » est un terme d'argot coréen emprunté au japonais signifiant littéralement esclaves et qui désigne ici les travailleurs journaliers du bâtiment. Ce film décrit la vie quotidienne de ces ouvriers qui travaillent de dix à douze heures par jour, sept jours par semaine. Kim Mi-re commence par suivre son père, lui-même un Nogada et illustre la lutte pour la survie et la dignité de ces exclus de la réussite économique de la Corée du Sud. Elle suit en parallèle les luttes des journaliers au Japon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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