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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Ssitkim: Talking to the Dead

Soon-Mi Yoo | Soon-Mi Yoo | USA, South Korea | 2004 | 35' | | IFFR 2005

This investigation of South Korean military involvement in the Vietnam War is equal parts excavation and exorcism.

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Film details

Countries of production
USA, South Korea
Year
2004
Festival edition
IFFR 2005
Length
35'
Medium/Format
DV cam NTSC