
The Birth of Korea
Seen it?2024 | 101 min | Documentary, History
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Since South and North Korea's liberation in 1945, North Korea, a communist dictatorship that suppresses freedom and oppresses human rights, and South Korea, which has entered the path of economic prosperity and advanced countries based on freedom and democracy, have taken different paths. How did the two countries with the same language, history, and race, become divided into two extreme countries? A work that highlights the sacrifices and struggles of President Syngman Rhee and the first generation of founding members who worked to create and protect today's Republic of Korea over the past 70 years of history.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$8 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kim Deog-young
- Syngman RheeSelf (archive footage)
- Kim Deog-youngSelf
- Ryu Seok-chunSelf
- David FieldsSelf
- Song Jae-yoonSelf
- Gregg BrazinskySelf
- Lee HoSelf
- Michael BreenSelf
- Edmund HwangSelf
- Lee Dong-wookSelf