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Anti-AmericanismAnti-Americanism Korea (South)Antiaméricanisme Corée du SudCorée HistoireCorée du Sud Conditions économiquesCorée du Sud Politique et gouvernementDemocracyDemocracy Korea (South)Démocratie locale Corée du SudDocumentaryHistoryKorea (South) Economic conditionsKorea (South) Kwangju-si (Chŏlla-namdo)Korea (South) Politics and governmentKwangju Uprising, Kwangju-si, Korea, 1980Soulèvement de Kwangju, Kwangju, Corée, 1980
Directed by: Juliane Tutein, Alex Gibney
Overview
Documents the struggle for democracy in South Korea. Discusses South Korea's economic development and the government's policies, including loans to companies such as Hyundai, where the lifting of the government ban on unions led to conflict with workers. The documentary examines Korea's political history from its beginnings through Japanese occupation, the Korean War, the uprising in Kwangju in 1980, and the massive protests of 1987, to the present. Analyzes historical Anti-American attitudes and today's grassroots political movements