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'The Birth of Korea', a film about the life of former South Korean President Syngman Rhee, will be screened at the U.S. Congress
According to the distributor's documentary on the 21st, 'The Founding War' surpassed 800,000 cumulative viewers this morning.
'Founding War', which was released on the 1st, is a documentary film that highlights the story of former President Syngman Rhee and the first generation of the founding generation. It went viral as key figures in the ruling party, including People Power Party Emergency Response Committee Chairman Han Dong-hoon, watched it during the Lunar New Year holidays, and it has maintained the second place in the box office since the 15th. This is an unusual box office record as it is a documentary film that rarely gets attention in theaters, beating out commercial films. There are predictions that if this trend continues, it will not be difficult to surpass 1 million.
Thanks to the momentum of its domestic box office success, 'National Foundation War' was also released at CGV in the United States. On March 20th, a preview screening will be held at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Korean-American Association, an American community group. It was reported that the preview was held after Congresswoman Michelle Park Steele, who is of Korean descent, responded to the proposal of the Korean-American Association.
Director Kim also plans to produce a sequel to ‘The Founding War’. He will hold a press conference that also serves as a production presentation on the 29th.
Among political documentaries of all time, the #1 box office hit was ‘Roh Moo-hyun’ (2017), which recorded a cumulative audience of 1.85 million. 'You are the Motherland' (2022), which dealt with another progressive figure, mobilized 330,000 people, and 'I am Moon Jae-in' (2023) mobilized 110,000 people. ‘Kim Dae-jung on the Road’, which was released on January 10, has a cumulative audience of about 124,000.
Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr
