Set in Anyang, South Korea, crew members for an upcoming documentary research the devastating fire that took occurred in a factory prior to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. 22 female workers, who were locked in their dormitory, were terminateed in the fire. Along the way, the crew members also come across the past of Anyang, including the origin of the city’s name (“Anyang” is a Buddhist term for “Paradise”), Buddhist temples,a search for a 500-year-old “grandma tree” and upcoming mayoral election.
Anyang, Paradise City
Director: Park Chan Kyong
Release Date: Feb 1, 2011
Duration: 1 hr. 42 min.
Year: 2011
Country: South Korea
Native Title: 다시 태어나고 싶어요, 안양에
Content Rating: Not Yet Rated
Alternative Titles: We Wish to Reincarnate in Paradise, Dashi Taeunago Shipuyo, Anyange
Genre: Documentary
