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Tag Archives: Defection
Beyond Utopia (2023) ☆☆☆(3/4): Away from North Korea
Documentary film “Beyond Utopia”, which won the Audience Award when it was premiered at the US Documentary Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival early in last year, is alternatively chilling and harrowing in its close observation of several North … Continue reading
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Tagged Defection, Documentary, North Korea, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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The Berlin File (2013) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A Cold War espionage in the 21th century
“The Berlin File”, a gritty action film from South Korea, is a respectful homage to those cold, gray espionage films made during the 1960-70s. With its melancholic mood reminiscent of John le Carré’s novels(one of his books briefly appears in … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Assassination, Defection, Division, Espionage, South Korean Film
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