Kim Dae Jung on the road
Kim Dae Jung on the road
This documentary follows Kim Dae-jung’s political journey and looks back at the periods of dictatorship he confronted and the pro-democracy movement. Weaving together archival materials and testimony, it explores the path of a politician, from exile and the threat of abduction to his election as president and changes in inter-Korean relations.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-centered
A biographical documentary tracing his political development and struggle for democracy through Kim Dae-jung's actual archives, records, and testimony.
Kim Dae-jung kidnapping incident
The incident in which Kim Dae-jung was kidnapped in Tokyo, Japan. A pivotal event in his long struggle for democracy and overseas activities.
Death sentence in the Kim Dae-jung insurrection-conspiracy case
The event in which Kim Dae-jung was sentenced to death and imprisoned during the new military leadership's rule.
Kim Dae-jung's second exile in the United States
Kim Dae-jung's second exile in the United States, which lasted from December 1982 to February 1985.
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12 records<Kim Dae-jung on the Road> is a South Korean documentary directed by Min Hwan-gi and released on January 10, 2024.
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- KOFIC lists a runtime of 125 minutes, South Korea, and director Min Hwan-gi.
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- Kim Dae Jung on the road (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
The documentary's subject, Kim Dae-jung, was a real-life politician and the 15th president of the Republic of Korea.
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- The Presidential Archives lists Kim Dae-jung's term in office as February 1998 to February 2003.
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- 제15대 김대중 약력대통령기록관 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Dae-jung was born in Sinan, South Jeolla Province, in 1924.
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- The Presidential Archives and NobelPrize.org confirm that he was born in 1924, and the Nobel materials describe January 8 on the Gregorian calendar as his actual birthday.
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- 제15대 김대중 약력대통령기록관 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- Kim Dae-jung – BiographicalNobelPrize.org · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Dae-jung faced a political crisis when he was kidnapped in Japan in 1973.
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- The KOFIC synopsis and materials from the Kim Dae-jung Library identify the kidnapping incident as a pivotal event in his life.
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- Kim Dae Jung on the roadKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 김대중의 미국 망명 시기 활동에 관한 연구김대중도서관 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Dae-jung was sentenced to death in 1980 under the new military leadership.
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- KOFIC and a director interview treat the death sentence and imprisonment period as central material in the documentary.
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- Kim Dae Jung on the roadKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 인터뷰 〈길위에 김대중〉 민환기 감독씨네플레이 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
After his death sentence was commuted, Kim Dae-jung went into exile in the United States in 1982.
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- The Kim Dae-jung Library records his second period of exile in the United States as lasting from December 1982 to February 1985.
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- 김대중의 미국 망명 시기 활동에 관한 연구김대중도서관 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
The documentary used rare footage from the 1980s at Cheongju Prison, held by the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center.
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- Director Min Hwan-gi explained that he understood the footage to be material from the Kim Dae-jung Peace Center and to have been made public for the first time in the film.
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- 인터뷰 〈길위에 김대중〉 민환기 감독씨네플레이 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Director Min Hwan-gi said that, rather than portraying Kim Dae-jung as a hero, he focused on understanding the choices through which he grew as a politician.
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- In a director interview, he explained that he sought to understand the choices of a person and a politician rather than advance a political agenda.
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- 인터뷰 〈길위에 김대중〉 민환기 감독씨네플레이 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- 정치인도 전문적으로 보는 시각이 필요한 시대다씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Dae-jung pursued the 2000 inter-Korean summit and the June 15 Joint Declaration.
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- NobelPrize.org records that Kim Dae-jung and Kim Jong-il agreed on the joint declaration on June 15, 2000.
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- Kim Dae-jung – BiographicalNobelPrize.org · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
Kim Dae-jung received the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.
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- The Nobel Committee cited his efforts for democracy and human rights in Korea and East Asia, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea, as reasons for the award.
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- Kim Dae-jung – FactsNobelPrize.org · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
The documentary was produced and released in 2024 to mark the 100th anniversary of Kim Dae-jung's birth.
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- The director interview and release materials describe it as a 100th-anniversary project.
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- 인터뷰 〈길위에 김대중〉 민환기 감독씨네플레이 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- Kim Dae Jung on the road (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
TVING currently offers a title page for <Kim Dae-jung on the Road> in South Korea.
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- The TVING page offers it as a 2024 documentary.
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CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
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Historical personBased on a real personKim Dae-jung →
Sources used
- Kim Dae Jung on the road (2024)KOFIC / KoBiz · Specialist database · Grade AOpen source →
- 제15대 김대중 약력대통령기록관 · Government source · Grade AOpen source →
- Kim Dae-jung – BiographicalNobelPrize.org · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
- Kim Dae Jung on the roadKOFIC / KoBiz · Production material · Grade AOpen source →
- 김대중의 미국 망명 시기 활동에 관한 연구김대중도서관 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- 인터뷰 〈길위에 김대중〉 민환기 감독씨네플레이 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- 정치인도 전문적으로 보는 시각이 필요한 시대다씨네21 · Creator interview · Grade AOpen source →
- Kim Dae-jung – FactsNobelPrize.org · International organization · Grade AOpen source →
- 길위에 김대중TVING · Other · Grade AOpen source →