It is no secret that Jero Yun champions the cause of North Korean refugees. This is evident from his shorts like “Hitchhiker” and his feature-length documentaries “Looking for North Koreans” and “Mrs. B: A North Korean Woman”. His debut fictional feature “Beautiful Days”, which debuted at and opened the Busan International Film Festival in 2018, also told a tale of a refugee. Now, he is back with his sophomore fictional feature “Fighter”, which also saw its premiere at the Busan International Film Festival, winning itself the Netpac Award and its star Lim Sung-mi the Best Actress award.
“Fighter” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
“Fighter” is screening at Five Flavours Asian Film Festival
Ji-na is a North Korean refugee who has just finished her social adjustment training and has been moved into a government-allocated studio apartment. She has but one aim in mind: earn enough money to get her father, who has already defected from the North and is waiting in China,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
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