Revisiting Park Chung-hee and Kim Dae-jung: Documentaries on Former Presidents Set for Release in Quick Succession

[Financial News] Two documentaries revisiting the lives and times of former presidents Park Chung-hee and Kim Dae-jung will meet audiences in quick succession.
According to production and distribution company Kin Studio on the 20th, the documentary film ‘President Park Chung-hee,’ which highlights the industrialization achievements during former President Park’s tenure, is scheduled to open in October.
The film revisits South Korea’s industrialization, focusing on the construction of the Gyeongbu Expressway, the establishment of steel mills and the Saemaul Undong. The production team explained, “It is a work that factually documents the achievements former President Park made during his tenure, focusing on the results,” and added, “It was not conceived as a film intended to compare or contrast with other works.”
The released main poster shows former President Park giving a speech with one hand raised high against a backdrop of the South Korean flag.
The documentary ‘President Kim Dae-jung,’ about former President Kim Dae-jung, will be released on January 6, 2027.
According to the film industry on the 20th, Myung Film Co., Ltd. will present a sequel to ‘Kim Dae-jung on the Road,’ released in 2024, to coincide with the 103rd anniversary of former President Kim’s birth.
While the first film looked broadly at Kim Dae-jung’s life and his journey toward democracy, ‘President Kim Dae-jung’ focuses on the 1997 presidential election and the period after his election.
The film was conceived by the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center and the Kim Dae-jung Memorial Association, and Myung Film Co., Ltd. is running a crowdfunding campaign to support its promotional activities.

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