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Standing on the edge of death
Title
Standing on the edge of death / directed by Kim Dong-won.
Published
Honolulu, HI : Asia Pacific Films, 1990.
Physical Description
1 streaming video (31 min.).
Local Notes
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Notes
Title from resource description page (viewed Aug. 6, 2013).
Festivals: Focus On - Korean Retrospective, 11th Jeonju International Film Festival; Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
This edition in Korean with English subtitles.
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Summary
The economic progress of Korea, has exacerbated the social disparity that exists in Seoul. Impoverished, and thus original discriminated against, villagers feel the crushing burden of supporting their families and keeping a roof over their heads. However, developers who clear the villages in Seoul to build apartment buildings, leave them homeless, and unable to afford the high rental costs. For some, death is a better alternative to the indignities that they suffer in life.
Variant and related titles
Original title: Pyŏrange sŏn tosibinmin
Original title: ë²¼ëž‘ì— ì„ ë„시빈민
Original title: Byeorange seon dosibinmin
ASP-AVON OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
Korean
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2019
Series
Asian film online
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Also listed under
ê¹€ë™ì›, 1955- film director.
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