The Journals of Musan (2011)

Original title

무산일기

Directed by

Park Jeong-beom

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a young North Korean refugee trying to survive in South Korea. He struggles with poverty, loneliness, and the memory of friends left behind.

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What happens

The Journals of Musan (Korean: 무산일기; RR: Musanilgi) is a 2011 South Korean film by Park Jung-bum, based on the experiences of Park's friend Jeon Seung-chul, a North Korean refugee he met while attending Yonsei University; Jeon was diagnosed with stomach cancer and died in 2008, less than 6 years after he defected to South Korea. The film received several major awards, including the Tiger Award at the 40th International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Jury Prize at the 13th Deauville Asian Film Festival, the New Currents award at 15th Busan International Film Festival, the grand prize at Off Plus Camera Festival in Kraków, Poland, along with the Golden Star at the Festival International du Film de Marrakech. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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