A sarcastic and hilarious short archival documentary on the Korean military style, this film uses recorded footage of the Vietnam War and military educational films from the 1970s when Korea participated in the war with the U.S. As it wittily demonstrates the close connection between macho aesthetics and militarism/patriotism, it also criticizes the massacres carried out by the Korean army in Vietnam, and humorously questions a Korean society that, at the time of production, was approving the dispatch of troops to Iraq.
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Kim Kyung-man Director
First release May 15, 2003 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 하지 말아야 될 것들
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South Korea
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Original title
하지 말아야 될 것들
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
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South Korea · May 15, 2003
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