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Mudang- Reconciliation of the Living and the Dead

Wide Angle

Spirituality · Tradition · True Story

  • CountryKorea
  • Production Year2002
  • Running Time115min
Program Note
In the old times the “Mus” (shamans) were the priests who regulated the peace and welfare of the nation and its peoples. Through diligent historical research, the film depicts the traces of the Korean Mus, whose significance and meaning remains ambiguous today. The film presents a number of material and extraordinary visuals to reexamine the audiences’ preconceptions of the Mus. Also, by depicting the lives of the Mus without sensationalism, but with engaging warmth, the film makes the audience feel intimate with Mus. At the exorcism of a prosperous fishery held at the city of Pohang every 5 years, the film shows a festival that consoles the tired bodies and souls. The film also shows the “Seseummu” of the southern Han River area, “Gangsinmu” of the central region, and “Jindo Ssitgim Gut” through Dangol sisters. Gradually, the audience will start to understand the lives of the Moos, the sentiment of ‘Han’ that remains deeply engraved in their spirit, their fate to listen to the voices of the dead, and their nevertheless positive outlook on life. (Hong Hyo-sook)
Director
Director
Park Kibok
Born in 1965 in Seoul. Park Ki-bok attained his BA degree in philosophy at Yonsei University. He began his career as a documentary director with an independent documentary film production center, Purn Production (1994-95), and has worked with television broadcasting stations. We Are Not Warriors(1994) won The Independent Film of the Year Award at the 2nd Annual Korean Independent Film Production Center’s Award Ceremony. Leave Us Alone(1999) was screened for the Wide Angle section at the 4th Pusan International Film Festival.
Credit
  • Director
    Park Kibok
  • ProducerCho Sung-woo
  • CinematographyPark Ki-bok
  • Production DesignPark Ki-bok
  • EditorPark Ki-bok
  • Production CompanyMusic & Film Creation Co.
    Ltd.
    charlie@digital-musicfilm.com
  • World SalesMusic & Film Creation Co.
    Ltd.
    charlie@digital-musicfilm.com
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