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Daily Archives: July 1, 2023
206: Unearthed (2021) ☆☆☆(3/4): Unearthing the tragedies of the Korean War
South Korean documentary film “206: Unearthed” illuminates one tragic fact of the Korean War, which I and other South Koreans should remember as long as possible. During that dark and dangerous period, millions of innocent civilians were massacred around the … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Excavation, Massacre, Real-life incident, South Korean Film, The Korean War
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Small, Slow but Steady (2022) ☆☆☆(3/4): The daily life of a deaf female boxer
Japanese film “Small, Slow but Steady” is a restrained but intimate drama revolving around the daily life of one hearing-impaired female boxer. While slowly but steadily observing how its heroine tries to go on one plain day after another, the … Continue reading
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