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Anyang, Paradise City

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Original title

Dasi taeernago sipfiryo, Anyangae (Anyang, Paradise City)

Year

2011

Running time

102 min.

Country

South Korea

Director

Park Chan-kyong

Screenwriter

Park Chan-kyong, Young-gle Kim

Cast

Cinematography

One-joon Che, Park Chan-kyong, Jee Yune-Jeong

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Set in Anyang, South Korea, crew members for an upcoming documentary research the devastating fire that took occurred in a factory prior to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. 22 female workers, who were locked in their dormitory, were killed in the fire. Along the way, the crew members also come across the past of Anyang, including the origin of the city's name ("Anyang" is a Buddhist term for "Paradise"), Buddhist temples, a search for a 500-year-old "grandma tree" and upcoming mayoral election.

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Anyang, Paradise City

2011

Park Chan-kyong