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Cast

Syngman Rhee

Syngman Rhee

Self (archive footage)

Kim Deog-young

Kim Deog-young

Narrator (voice)

Ryu Seok-chun

Ryu Seok-chun

Self

David Fields

David Fields

Self

Song Jae-yoon

Song Jae-yoon

Self

Gregg Brazinsky

Gregg Brazinsky

Self

Lee Ho

Lee Ho

Self

Michael Breen

Michael Breen

Self

Edmund Hwang

Edmund Hwang

Self

Lee Dong-wook

Lee Dong-wook

Self

Lee Han-woo

Lee Han-woo

Self

Kim Dong-kyun

Kim Dong-kyun

Self

Jeong An-ki

Jeong An-ki

Self

Lee Yong-hee

Lee Yong-hee

Self

Peter Hwang

Peter Hwang

Self

Michael Lee

Michael Lee

Self

Kim Eun-koo

Kim Eun-koo

Self

Joshua Philipp

Joshua Philipp

Self

Joo Dong-wan

Joo Dong-wan

Self

Avery Leider

Avery Leider

Self

Ann Kobayashi

Ann Kobayashi

Self

Carol Fukunaga

Carol Fukunaga

Self

Crew

Kim Deog-young

Kim Deog-young

Director

Im Su-yeong

Im Su-yeong

Producer

Yoo Gwang-hyeon

Yoo Gwang-hyeon

Sound Mixer

Im Su-yeong

Im Su-yeong

Director of Photography

Kim Deog-young

Kim Deog-young

Director of Photography

Henry Song

Henry Song

Director of Photography

Kim Deog-young

Kim Deog-young

Editor

Oh Hyeon-gyu

Oh Hyeon-gyu

Music

Kim Deog-young

Kim Deog-young

Screenplay

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The Birth of Korea

20245.5 / 10101 min
Documentary, History

Overview

How the first President, Syngman Rhee, founded a nation

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.