Guest

Author: (South Korea) Hwang Hee-young
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: After living in the United States for five years, Pastor Liu Yueshuo decides to join a hometown visitation group to return to North Korea. Two days before his departure, his older brother suddenly passes away, and he is then tormented by mysterious dreams and hallucinations. Carrying a piece of his brother's remains and accompanied by his brother's ghost, the anxious Yueshuo embarks on a journey to rediscover his homeland. There, painful memories follow him, and he meets his brother's family, visits the "Murder Museum," and listens to the tearful testimonies of survivors. The place still preserves the traces of the massacres of innocent civilians, arbitrarily carried out by U.S. imperialism during the Korean War. Reflecting on how his brother, who was used by right-wing Christian forces at the time, participated in the inhumane mutual slaughter of the people during the 45 days after the U.S. landing in Incheon, Yueshuo is moved to tears and deeply moved.