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The Birth of Korea

"How the first President, Syngman Rhee, founded a nation"

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.

Top Cast

  • Syngman Rhee

    Syngman Rhee

    Self (archive footage)

  • Kim Deog-young

    Kim Deog-young

    Self

  • 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

Overview

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.

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