THEME EXPLORATION

Korean Peninsula

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Day is Done
Day is Done
1955 · Frank Borzage
Fixed Bayonets!
Fixed Bayonets!
1951 · Samuel Fuller
MASH
MASH
1970 · Robert Altman
Peppermint Candy
Peppermint Candy
2000 · Lee Chang-dong
Diary of Yunbogi
Diary of Yunbogi
1965 · Nagisa Oshima
Men In War
Men In War
1957 · Anthony Mann
Anarchist from Colony
Anarchist from Colony
2017 · Lee Joon-ik
Peninsula
Peninsula
2020 · Yeon Sang-ho
Ayla: The Daughter of War
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 · Can Ulkay
Dachimawa Lee
Dachimawa Lee
2008 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
Illang: The Wolf Brigade
2018 · Kim Jee-woon
Inchon
Inchon
1981 · Terence Young
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His films like 'Joint Security Area' and 'The Handmaiden' explore the complex historical tensions and divided identities central to the Korean Peninsula's geopolitical reality.

 Lee Chang-dong South Korea

His introspective works examine the psychological and social consequences of Korea's division and modern history on individual lives and moral consciousness.

 Jia Zhangke China

Though Chinese, his documentary and narrative work 'Mountains May Depart' and engagement with East Asian geopolitics provide critical external perspectives on Korean Peninsula dynamics.