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Article: Film deepens divisions in South Korea over the North; The dark comedy is stirring memories of a former dictator known for rights abuses and a tough line on Pyongyang.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 15, 2005
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Byline: Donald Kirk Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -- A new movie on the killing of South Korea's most controversial leader more than two decades ago evokes a dark period from the country's turbulent past - and is polarizing Koreans on how to face North Korea.
The film, "Those People, That Time," opened this month amid a firestorm of conservative criticism for its fictionalized portrayal of the 1979 assassination of dictator Park Chung Hee.
Scenes of black comedy spliced with historical footage of Mr. Park's grieving family members have upset the slain leader's admirers. Worse, in their view, the assassin, who ...