A Korean president's Hawaiian exile: paradise or political prison?
Syngman Rhee, the founding president of the Republic of Korea spent a total of thirty years in Hawaii. The first 25 years occurred before he was elected the founding president and five years were after he resigned from the presidency. What is the significance of 30 years in one’s life span?
Direction
Dual directors weave archival footage into haunting temporal collage.
Production
Rare access to Rhee's personal papers and overlooked Hawaiian chapter.
Director
You Byung-choon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
KR
US
