Plot Summary
Dear Pyongyang is a documentary film by Zainichi Korean director Yang Yong-hi (Korean: 양영희, Hanja: 梁英姬) about her own family. It was shot in Osaka Japan (Yang's hometown) and Pyongyang, North Korea, In the 1970s, Yang's father, an ardent communist and leader of the pro-North movement in Japan, sent his three sons from Japan to North Korea under a repatriation campaign sponsored by ethnic activist organisation and de facto North Korean embassy Chongryon; as the only daughter, Yang herself remained in Japan. However, as the economic situation in the North deteriorated, the brothers became increasingly dependent for survival on the care packages sent by their parents. The film shows Yang's visits to her brothers in Pyongyang, as well as conversations with her father about his ideological faith and his regrets over breaking up his family.
Director & Crew
Yang Yong-hi
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 based on 8 votes.
Who directed Dear Pyongyang?
Dear Pyongyang was directed by Yang Yong-hi and released in 2006.
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Dear Pyongyang has a runtime of 1 hours and 47 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 2006-01-23
- Status
- Released