The Ghosts of Jeju

Aug 2, 2013

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

Documentary about the struggle of the people of Jeju Island, South Korea. Set in the context of the U.S. presence in Korea after World War II, the film reveals horrible atrocities at the hands of the U.S. Military Government of Korea.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Pax Tibi Productions

The Ghosts of Jeju Trailers

Cast

Narrator

Regis Tremblay

Self

Bruce Cumings

Self

Gi Jeong Go

Self

Hyung Jo Kim

Self

Taejun Kim

Self

Sanghui Nam

Self

Charles Hanley

Self

Yoon-Mo Yang

Self

Bruce Gagnon

Self

Dud Hendrick

Self

Jean D'Arc

Self

Jeong-Hyun Mun

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