Koryo Saram the Unreliable People

Overview

Koryo Saram (the Soviet Korean phrase for Korean person) tells the harrowing saga of survival in the open steppe country and the sweep of Soviet history through the eyes of these deported Koreans, who were designated by Stalin as an ""unreliable people"" and enemies of the state. Through recently uncovered archival footage and new interviews, the film follows the deportees' history of integrating into the Soviet system while working under punishing conditions in Kazakhstan, a country which became a concentration camp of exiled people from throughout the Soviet Union.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 10, 2007

Original language

English

Production

Tangunfilms

Director

Matt Dibble,Y. David Chung

Writer

Japhet Asher,Matt Dibble,Y. David Chung

Producer

Meredith Jung-En Woo,Y. David Chung

Budget

$150,000

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt1326805