Yoduk Story – the Musical

Synopsis


Yoduk Story – the Musical is based on real events in today’s North Korea.

The musical of the condemned unfolds in the political prison camp of division 15 in the city of Yoduk, North Hamkyung province. In the hellish lives of these prisoners, we discover the dignified truth that their tears are not of sorrow, their cries are not of pain, but of forgiveness, love and hope.

This musical is set in one of the most notorious of dictator Kim Jong Il’s gulags, which alone houses an estimated 20,000 prisoners, including many jailed for what Pyongyang deems political crimes.

The musical recounts the experiences of a 26 year old state actress who was sent to a labour camp after her father was accused of spying. The musical highlights the political repression and suffering experienced by thousands of North Koreans.

Yoduk Story – the Musical became an astonishing success. The performance has toured South Korea, Japan, the U.S. and Canada.

Credits


Director:
Jung Sung San

Producer:
Torstein Grude

Editor:
Marcin Mironowicz, Jan Mikolaj Mironowicz and Beata Pawlowska

Original Music:
Kyung Chan Cha and Hae Jung Yoo

DOP:
Tore Vollan

Cast


Soonchul Yoo
Jungwook Noh
Kyungmin Yim
Soojung Kwak
Changkyung Lee
Jungah Han
Wankyu Park
Jaemin Lee
Minhee Suh
Yunjung Choi
Jaechung Yim
Junkyum Kim
Kyungsoo Chae
Jonghwa Rhyu
Sundong Kim

Production details


Original title
Yoduk Story - the Musical

Year
2009

Length
153 min

Language
Korean

Subtitles
English

Format
HDCam, BetaCam, Blu-Ray, DVD

Production company
Piraya Film

Production country
Norway

Website
www.yodokfilm.com

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Performance
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Dancers on stage

Lovers
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Dancers
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Capture
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Prisoners of camp 15
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Prison
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