Synopsis
Alex Kim is a third generation Goryeoin from Uzbekistan. He runs a restaurant with his wife Seubeta Huh in Ansan. He used to make a lot of money as an architect and restaurateur back home but lost everything when the Soviet Union dissolved and ended up moving around Central Asia and Russia. Alex’s wandering life is history repeating itself because his Goryeoinancestors living in Primorsky Krai were forcefully uprooted and relocated to start a new life in Central Asia during the Stalin era. Alex is struggling with his new life. Even though he thinks a family-oriented community is important, he is far from the life he led back in his hometown and to make matters worse his wife left him for another man. The documentary not only observes Alex’s current life but also portrays the lives of the people from Alex’s hometown. The food and customs still remain, but it’s difficult to identify the identity of the community dispersed everywhere in the world. The documentary simultaneously shows the people’s longing for their hometown and accepting the harsh reality but at the same time their strong will to survive with a positive attitude. Also, it shows the people who do not lose their dignity even in the midst of feeling loneliness. (KIM Young-jin)
Director
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KIM JeongKIM Jeong has made Women’s History Trilogy (2000-2004) (Koryu : Southern women/South Korea, I’ll Be Seeing Her, New Woman : Her First Song) which was screened at Yamagata International Documentary film festival and broadcast on EBS (Public channel) among many others. She also made the feature length fiction film entitled Viewfinder (Kyung) which was screened at Busan International Film Festival as well as at Tokyo Film Festival and released at the theaters.
<김 알렉스의 식당 :안산-타슈켄트> Kim Alex’s Place : Ansan-Tashkent (2014)
<경>Viewfinder (2010)
<원래 여성은 태양이었다: 신여성의퍼스트 송>New Woman : Her First Song (2004)
<황홀경>I’ll Be Seeing Her (2003)
<거류>Koryu: Southern Women (2000)
Credits
- DIRECTOR KIM Jeong
- PRODUCER/CINEMATOGRAPHER KANG Jin-seok
- EDITOR UM Yun-zhu
- SOUND JEONG Ji-young
Contact
- Contact CinemaDAL
- Tel 82 2 337 2135
- E-mail humi@cinemadal.com