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| 'Seoul Train' documents NKorean refugees' underground railroad |
| 2004-12-16 |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #3 Hmm... I dont know... After reading the article at least the guy is doing something other than reading and bitching about it on Rantburg like I am..... :^) I dont know if the film exposed the 'railroad' more then the Chinese Govt already knew (whatever that is) but it does expose the plight of the North Korean people. And the Chinese government has alreays repartiated North Koreans back. And he did manage to get a number of refugees to S. Korea. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-12-16 3:24:47 PM |
| #2 When they felt they had finished their work, they boarded a plane for home, knowing the "the film was no longer our little home movie," according to Mr. Butterworth. "our little home movieâ How disingenuous. Meeting the refugees, who keep low profiles to avoid attention from the Chinese police, was difficult for these first-time filmmakers from the other side of the world, Desperate people keeping a low profile. I know, lets make an international movie out of them. With Mr. Butterworth seeking distributors to open the film in South Korea, the film premiered in Seoul last month at the National Assembly. On the day of the screening, the Chinese government moved to repatriate 62 defectors. I'm sure he was very proud (of his award). I suppose some good came out of it, but, it seems to me that this guy did more to expose the railroad and close it down than he did to help them. As the applause for his work dies down, I would wonder how many died thanks to his expose the underground networks. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-16 1:07:14 PM |
| #1 what an a**hole. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-16 12:39:13 PM |