Rushing to Sunshine (Seoul Diaries)
· 73 min · Director: Solrun Hoaas
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RUSHING TO SUNSHINE is a personal essay film that looks at South Korea's uncomfortable but growing acceptance of North Korea over a two year period. Hoaas gains unprecedented access to former political prisoners, student dissidents and others affected by a Government caught between its new open door 'Sunshine Policy' and the remnants of a cold war anti-Communist mindset. The film is a combination of the essay genre and a filmmaker's journey of exploration and probing, to unravel the things that intrigue and puzzle her about Korean society and its engagement with the North. It draws on footage recorded over a period of two years from March 1998 to March 2000 which has been a period of economic upheavel as well as enormous change in Korea, particularly in the relationship to North Korea.
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Rushing to Sunshine (Seoul Diaries) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Curiosity 30%, Confusion 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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- Confusion25%
- Anxiety20%
- Awe15%
- Inspiration10%
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- Directed by
- Solrun Hoaas
- Written by
- Solrun Hoaas
- Type
- Movies
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Country
- Australia
- Genres
- Documentary
- Feels mostly
- Curiosity
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