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Daenseutawoon (2010)
A north Korean refugee struggles with her new life in South Korea
I saw this movie at the Berlin Film Festival 2011. It is the third part of a series of movies (Animal Town, Mozart Town) which were directed by Kyu-hwan Jeon. According to the director who was present at the screening in Berlin, these movies all present a town and its characters while focusing on individuals who are being neglected by society. A woman from North Korea has to flee the country and leaves behind her husband and her mother. The movie follows her journey as she has to cope with adapting to a new life in South Korea. During the movie we also encounter other South Korean characters who also struggle to live in "the town". As a whole it is a deep taught provoking movie. Although it could be said that it is a "slow movie" with relatively long shots a few dialogs it still seems faced paced. I enjoyed it a lot.