Synopsis

In 2003, Song Du-yul, a philosophy professor, decided to go back to his homeland after spending thirty-seven years in Germany. Within a week after crossing the border, his reputation fell from a respected global political figure to an infamous communist spy. During a five-year-long trial, he was arrested and held in custody. This throws Korean society into turmoil and brings a big conflict between the Conservative and the Progressive. Professor Song was arrested, but released after court trials. Five years have passed since this unpredictable political, legal pandemonium. In 2003, Prof. Song was a spy, but in 2009, he is not. What was he guilty of back then? Director - seeks an answer to this question throughout the film. Director Hong Hyungsook say “The progressive without rigorous self-reflection are not progressive. A step forward into the future starts with stopping boldly and confronting the inner-self that stands on the past. What are the things that the Korean society needs to talk about the future, to dream of the future? The Border City 2 arose from this question. Like a compass that points the right direction after much spinning, I earnestly want the Korean society to go through the painstaking phase of introspection. A whole new way of thinking, new era, and new direction is only possible with rigorous self reflection.”

Director

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  Hong Hyung-sook
  

  Hong Hyung-sook was born in 1962 in Seoul, Korea. She is one of representative Korean independent documentary directors. Her film Doomealee: A New School Is Opening (1995) was selected as the Best Film in The 1st Seoul Documentary Video & Film Festival. On-Line: An Inside View Of Korean Independent Film (1997) was invited to International Film Festival Berlin and International Documentary film Festival Amsterdam.
  
  The Border City (2002)
  Doomealee, the Very First Step (2000)
  Reclaiming Our Names (1998)
  Doomealee: A New School Is Opening (1995)

Credits

• Director  Hong Hyung-sook
• Producer  Kang Seok-pil, Kim Myung-hwa
• Cinematographer  Ryu Jae-hoon, Rim Jae-soo, Kang Seok-pil, Hong Jong-gyung, Gong Mi-yeon
• Editor  Kang Seok-pil
• Music  Yoon Sung-hye
• Sound  Pyo Yong-soo

Distributor/World Sales

• Distributor/World Sales  Cinema DAL
• Address  1F 53-24, Hyehwa-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul 110-530, Korea
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