South Korean Special
Film director Lee Doo-yon, leading writer Yi Mun-yol and the Korean National Theatre
Special edition focusing on the art, culture, and poetry of South Korea. Director Lee Doo-yon discusses his film, Pee Mak, that won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Leading writer Yi Mun-yol talks about the mark left by the Korean war. And a special report from the Korean National Theatre that combines puppet plays, masked dancers, and pansori, a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a vocalist and a drummer. Presented by Sarah Dunant.
Picture: Flag of South Korea
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