From the late 1950s through the '70s, more than 90,000 of the ethnic Koreans in Japan emigrated to North Korea, a country that promised them affluence, justice, and an end to discrimination. KAZOKU NO KUNI tells the story of one of their number, who returns for just a short period. For the first time in 25 years, Sonho is reunited with his family in Tokyo after being allowed to undergo an operation there. Sonho’s younger sister Rie is at the centre of the film, and is not hard to recognise as the director’s alter-ego. In her documentaries DEAR PYONGYANG and SONA, THE OTHER MYSELF, Yang Yonghi told the story of her own life, and how, at age six, she experienced the departure of her three older brothers, who left their family for Pyongyang.
Escape from Sobibor
Drama, Thriller, War
7.3
The X from Outer Space
Science Fiction, Horror
5.2
Blade Runner
Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
7.9
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Comedy, Drama
8.0
Brokeback Mountain
Drama, Romance
7.8
Jurassic Park
Adventure, Science Fiction
8.0
The Gentlemen
Action, Crime, Comedy
7.7
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
The Place Beyond the Pines
Drama, Crime
7.0
The Empire Strikes Back
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
8.4
Bohemian Rhapsody
Music, Drama
8.0
Mary and Max
Animation, Comedy, Drama
7.8
Titanic
Drama, Romance
7.9
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
8.5
Django Unchained
Drama, Western
8.2
2001: A Space Odyssey
Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
8.1
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Adventure, Action
7.9
Requiem for a Dream
Crime, Drama
8.0
Wild Tales
Drama, Thriller, Comedy
7.9
The Strange Ones
Thriller, Drama
5.3
Montana Amazon
Drama, Adventure, Comedy
6.8
Naked Acts
Comedy, Drama
6.0
Worth: The Testimony of Johnny St. James
Drama, Family, Thriller
2.0
Mr. Park
Drama, Romance
5.2
Madeline
Family, Comedy, Drama
6.2
All About Us
Drama, Romance
4.3
The Last Song
Drama, Family, Romance
7.2
Compulsion
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
5.0
Bus Girl
Drama
4.0
Child Murders
Drama
6.3
Open Your Eyes
Drama
0.0
A Certain Morning
Drama
0.0
National Theatre Live: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Drama
10.0
The Short History of the Long Road
Drama
7.2
The Tree and the Swing
Drama
6.2
Heavy Metal
Drama
5.9
Jacob smitaren
Drama
0.0
Francesca e Nunziata
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
7.3
After Eight... Forever
Drama, Comedy
3.0