Sound of Nomad: Koryo Arirang 2017 Directed by Kim So-young 고려 아리랑: 천산의 디바
The documentary starts with a diva of a tragic family history related to a history of migration. The rare archival footage reanimates her history reverberating with the current world crisis. Sound of Nomad: Koryo Arirang is a testimonial – a witness to injustice and tragedy, but it is also a declaration of survival – a survival that is not static but transformative – not brittle but fluid. The trains that displace, the deserts that separate form one harsh horizon – a historical limit – but within that limit, against it and across it are people, are a culture, not escaping but flourishing unofficially, with the affective majesty of a melody, a rhythm, an Arirang
Country
South Korea
Production Country
South Korea
Gnere
Documentary
Production Company
Cinema Dal
Release Date 25 May 2017
96 mins
