Jeju Prayer (2013)

Original title

비념

Directed by

Im Heung-soon

Genre

documentary

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

15

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows Mrs. Kang Sang-hee, whose husband died in the Jeju Uprising of 1948. It looks at the dark history of Jeju Island, contrasting it with its image as a tourist destination. The film connects this past tragedy to the recent events in Gang-jeong village.

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