Dancer from the Peninsula
Synopsis
Nam's essay film "Dancer from the Peninsula" revolves around the archive of legendary Korean dancer Choi Seung-hee (1911-1969), who lived a controversial life of being pro-Japanese during the Japanese colonial era and later defecting to North Korea.
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