''The Blood Stained Route Map'' () is a 2004
North Korean film directed by Phyo Kwang. Set during the
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
period, the film tells the story of a family who fight together to protect the Dokdo islets (
Liancourt Rocks
The Liancourt Rocks, also known by their Korean name of Dokdo or their Japanese name of Takeshima,; ; . form a group of islets in the Sea of Japan between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago. The Liancourt Rocks comprise two ...
) against Japanese invaders.
[Kim Tae-jong]
"North Korean Film on Tokto to Screen"
''HanCinema'', 12 April 2005; originally published by ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
Plot
''The Blood Stained Route Map'' received its South Korean premiere in 2005, where it was one of three North Korean films shown at the Special Screening section of the
Jeonju International Film Festival
Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF, Korean: 전주국제영화제, Hanja: 全州國際映畵祭) is an Asian film festival. It was launched in 2000 as a non-competitive film festival with partial competition. It introduces independent a ...
, held from 28 April–6 May. Hwang Kyun-min, coordinator of the section, regarded the screening as being "timely since the issue of
okdois very controversial now."
It later became the first North Korean film to be screened at the outdoor plaza in front of
Seoul City Hall
Seoul City Hall is a governmental building for the Seoul Metropolitan Government in South Korea, in charge of the administrative affairs of Seoul. It is located in Taepyeongno, Jung-gu, at the heart of Seoul. It is connected to City Hall Station ...
, when it was shown on 1 July 2005 as part of the buildup to the
Daejong Film Festival.
"NK Film to Get Outdoor Screening"
''HanCinema'', 29 June 2005; originally published by ''The Korea Times''. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
References
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2004 films
2000s historical films
2000s Korean-language films
North Korean drama films
Films set in the 14th century
Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea
Films set in the Goryeo Dynasty
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