Our Homeland

Audience Score
65
Our Homeland
NR 1 hr 40 minDrama
From the late 1950s through the 70s more than 90000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea a country that promised them affluence justice and an end to discrimination KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number who returns for just a short period For the first time in 25 years Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there Sonhos younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film and is not hard to recognise as the directors alterego In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA THE OTHER MYSELF Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life and how at age six she experienced the departure of her three older brothers who left their family for Pyongyang
DirectorYang Yong-hi

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:STAR SANDS Slow Learner
Movie Tags:family