North Korean Defectors - Movie | Crossing 7 of 10

Movie | Crossing 7 of 10


Crossing is a Korean movie which is going to be aired in late June 2008. The movie is based on a real story about the life of a North Korean defector and his family.

Actor Cha In-pyo starred as a North Korean coal miner who crossed illegally into China to get medicine for his wife. His wife passed away soon after he crossed the border, and he was separated from his 11-year-old son (played by Shin Myung-chul) who was trying to trace him from North Korea.

The story shares the hardship of North Korean refugees in the late 1990s, with famine striking the country and killed an estimated 1 million people.

The North Koreans couldnt cross into South Korea directly because of landmines and heavy military presence at the border these defectors had to cross into China and made a de-tour to South Korea instead.

The Chinese government, an ally of the North Korean regime, does not recognize the defectors as refugees and would send them back to North Korea to face stiff action.

Crossing will represent South Korea as a candidate for the foreign film category at the 81st Academy Awards.

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• north korea
• kim jong il
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• communism
• Pyongyang
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• Human rights
• Crimes against humanity
• coréia do norte
• dprk
• Great Leader
• Dear Leader
• Kim Yong il
• Arirang
• Mass Games
• Juche ideology
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• nuclear politics

[TheFoundyesoo]

The communist guards are so ruthless, it makes me sick. I wish we can do something for the kids.

[ronnieboy3]

What a fuked up world we live in.

[Tomasthesk8dude]

This just goes to show you any so-called "humanitarian intervention" military action in the past has been an utter fucking lie. If NATO/UN/US actually gave a shit about human rights and overthrowing repressive regimes, they should have been into North Korea a long time ago.

[YummYakitori]

I cried. Fucking North Korea. AMERICA!! Hire some North Korean spies and shoot down Kim Jong-in before he even gets a child to be his successor!!!

[Magicprincess9000]

@kaizenx68 Im surprised we endured this song..Seriously I can relate to what you are saying because I think about this a lot.....I want to remain hopeful about mankind but all the atrocities that we committed towards one another words cant explain this...Maybe we should just start all over from scratch..The thing that bothers me the most is we havent learned from mistakes..This world has been around for a long time but it seems like we still havent learned...what a shame!

[Magicprincess9000]

@KellyKorean Worse than animals..Some or most animals are treated better than that seriously...I am happy to be an American

[nishiguli]

Pig Jong ill and its son dislike VDO. Both should go to die.

[JargonedB]

@ssanrock97 Was Jesus in North Korea to begin with. That's the question.

[BlindMansEye]

if god hasn't left NK, he better hurry his "all-powerful ass" up. or does he just want to fill up heaven with children for everyone else?

[P3RSONALANG3L]

I truly feel as if maybe God hasn't left N.Korea. Maybe .... he just have better things plan for them later.

[supahkawaiiful]

@wwiertus n korea nuclear missles thats y little action has been taken lose lose situation