Orphans: a requiem
While researching migratory birds in Cheorwon, South Korea, along the de-militarized zone that separates the North and the South, the director came across a woman whose house was full of photographs from the other side of the border. A mix of historical documentary and fiction, 'Orphans [a requiem]' presents rarely seen glimpses of North Korean life. It's about the sometimes hidden trauma and forgotten casualties of the Korean War, and the birds that seem to echo that history across the peninsula.
- Runtime
- 31m
- Released
- 2016
Details
Release year: 2016
Storyline
While researching migratory birds in Cheorwon, South Korea, along the de-militarized zone that separates the North and the South, the director came across a woman whose house was full of photographs from the other side of the border. A mix of historical documentary and fiction, 'Orphans [a requiem]' presents rarely seen glimpses of North Korean life. It's about the sometimes hidden trauma and forgotten casualties of the Korean War, and the birds that seem to echo that history across the peninsula.