The Journals of Musan

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The Journals of Musan

2010

2h 7m

Drama

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7 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Tagged as a defector, a South Korean feels like a misfit in society.

David Fear

Time Out

08/17/2011

3/5

Seungchul's rotisserie of pain is almost worth enduring just to get to the film's climax: the most knee-jerk tragedy in the world becomes, in Park's hands, one devastating bitter-victory lap.

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Benjamin Mercer

Village Voice

08/16/2011

By playing Seung-chul as extremely sullen, and by constantly calling attention to his disheveled appearance, Park also provokes viewers to blame the character for his own problems- and thus confront their similarity to the movie's hard-hearted citizens.

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Mike Hale

New York Times

08/16/2011

2/5

Eventually we learn that a haircut and a new suit don't make for a better man, which seems like a small lesson after what we've been through.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

HanCinema

04/28/2019

"Journals of Musan" is a very rewarding film that manages to shed a realistic light to the lives of North Korean refugees, and that is where its true value lies.

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Burl Burlingame

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

12/21/2011

2/4

A journey through a world of moral and ethical conundrums makes a sobering couple of hours, and also a lively discussion afterwards for amateur Christian theologians.

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Kent Turner

Film-Forward.com

05/01/2011

3/4

The film features one of the most beautifully directed scenes I've seen in a long time

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11/18/2011

Ser perseverante em determinadas situações exige tanto esforço da pessoa que chega a ser compreensível quando alguns desistem de tudo. Contudo Jeon Seung-chul não se abate e dá conta do seu sofrimento aproveitando a oportunidade que surge, quando nada mais parecia poder ajudá-lo.

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11/17/2011

Jeon Seung-chul é um desertor norte-coreano tentando ganhar a vida na Coreia do Sul. Depois de passar oito meses em um campo de reassentamento, ele é colocado em uma casa num decadente subúrbio de Seul e encontra um emprego modesto colando cartazes pela cidade. Ele se junta a uma igreja e conhece Sook-young. Enquanto tenta iniciar um relacionamento com ela, Seung-chul encontra conforto em um novo companheiro: um cão perdido na rua, que ele decide adotar.

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04/29/2011

winner of one of the Tigers at Rotterdam, and the Main Competition "Making Way" at Off Plus Camera. Talking of a North Korean immigrant trying to find himself in South Korean Seoul. An important subject, told with a lot of emotion

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Synopsis

Tagged as a defector, a South Korean feels like a misfit in society.

Director: Park Jung-bum
Producer: Park Jung-bum
Screenwriter: Park Jung-bum
Production Co: Secondwind Film
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 5, 2016
Runtime: 2h 7m