Kim Il Sung's Children

<p>Historical records of the diaspora of North Korean war orphans to Eastern Europe in the 1950s</p><p><br></p><p>It's a mostly forgotten slice of Cold War history but a new documentary sheds light on the lives of the orphans whose departure still weighs on the Europeans who knew them - New York Times</p><p><br></p><p>I hope your film will provide audiences all over the world with an opportunity to reflect upon both the past and the future of the Korean peninsula - Harry Harris U.S. Ambassador to South Korea </p><p><br></p><p>Your film was very powerful beautiful and sincere - Renee Fisher Film Director </p><p><br></p><p>A movie you cannot watch without shedding tears as a person living in the same era in different location. - Shimokawa Masahiru former Mainichi journalist </p><p><br></p><p><em>Kim Il Sung's Children</em> reveals the secrets of North Korean orphans in Eastern Europe in the 1950s. </p><p>An illumination on the forgotten lives of 10000 North Korean orphans in Eastern Europe in the 1950s referred to as <em>Kim Il Sung's children</em>.</p><p>This documentary traces North Korea's war orphans of the 1950s in five Eastern European countries: The Czech Republic Poland Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. It features miraculous events and meetings with innocent people throughout the journey. </p><p><br></p><p>2020 Rome International Movie Awards (Italy) The Best Documentary Winner </p><p>2020 International New York Film Festival Official Selection</p><p>2020 Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto (Canada) Semi Finalist</p><p>2020 Nice International Film Festival (France) Official Selection</p><p>2020 'Global Migration Film Festival' by UN International Organization of Migration Official Selection</p><p><br></p><p>Author Kim Deog-Young is a documentary film director. Kim made his debut as a film director in 1995 with <em>Waning 1989</em>. Kim's another film <em>Farewell to the Factory</em> (1999) made an official selection at Busan International Film Festival and was aired on Japan's NHK in 1999. <em>Kim Il Sung's Children</em> released in 2020 was internationally acclaimed making Kim South Korea's leading documentary film director.</p>