Room 708, A Letter from a Private

Jan 1, 2004

1h 21m

★ 0.0

Overview

A documentary about the 8-day sit-in struggle by GANG Cheolmin, a 22 year-old private in the South Korean army who declared his objection to military service on November 21, 2003 in order to stop the South Korean government from sending troops to Iraq, and the peace groups supporting him.

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