The Birth of Korea
The Birth of Korea

The Birth of Korea

How the first President, Syngman Rhee, founded a nation

5.5(2 votes)
2024
1h 41m
Documentary
History

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.

Production

Truth Forum, DocuStory Production, Lovekorea

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

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