Tour of Duty

director: Kyoung-tae Park, Dong-ryung Kim

original title: Tour of Duty

country: Republic of Korea (South Korea)

year: 2013

running time: 150 min.

synopsis

Personal retrospectives reveal life on an American base and in the nearby village following the end of the Korean War. The late testimony of three women forms a raw probe into the soul of women forced by circumstances into prostitution, and reveals the consequences of the presence of American soldiers on the lives of the local inhabitants.

The camera dispassionately follows a dancing woman whose movements bring to life memories of youth. The focused camera increases the intensity of the experience, and in an unbearably slow flow of images joins with the dancing woman to pull the viewer into the pain of her life.

more about film

director:	Kyoung-tae Park, Dong-ryung Kim
cast:	Myo-yeon PARK, In-sun PARK, Seong-ja AN
producer:	Boyoung An
photography:	Kyoung-tae PARK, Dong-ryung Kim
editing:	Dong-ryung Kim, Kyoung-tae PARK
music:	Two Myung -
sound:	Jun-young MOON

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