The Birth of Korea

IMDb 4.0 2024 โ€ข 101 min โ€ข DocumentaryHistory

Director

Kim Deog-young

Country

KR

Plot Summary

Since South and North Korea's liberation in 1945, North Korea, a communist dictatorship that suppresses freedom and oppresses human rights, and South Korea, which has entered the path of economic prosperity and advanced countries based on freedom and democracy, have taken different paths. How did the two countries with the same language, history, and race, become divided into two extreme countries? A work that highlights the sacrifices and struggles of President Syngman Rhee and the first generation of founding members who worked to create and protect today's Republic of Korea over the past 70 years of history.

Top Cast

Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee Self (archive footage)
Kim Deog-young
Kim Deog-young Self
Ryu Seok-chun
Ryu Seok-chun Self
David Fields
David Fields Self
Song Jae-yoon
Song Jae-yoon Self