Archive of films DMZ / DMZ

Finland
2007, 4 min

Section: Forum of Independents - Competition
Year: 2007

The 38th parallel north cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half. During the ceasefire of July 27, 1953, a demilitarised zone was created as each side agreed in the armistice to move their troops back 2,000 meters from the front line, creating a buffer zone four kilometres wide. What’s life like behind that zone?

Synopsis

About the director

Jouni Hokkanen (b. 1964) is a critic, journalist, radio documentarist and programmer for the Helsinki Film Festival. Simojukka Ruippo (b. 1964) is a baggage handler at Helsinki Vantaa Airport. Besides directing films independently or with other directors, Jouni Hokkanen and Simojukka Ruippo co-directed eight short films. The first one, Pyongyang Robogirl (2001) was screened in the Forum of Independents in 2002.

Contacts

Soma Projects
Fabianinkatu 5a10, 00130, Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358 40 574 1874
Fax: +358 9 684 352 32
E-mail: [email protected]

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About the film

Color, DIGIBETA

Section:	Forum of Independents - Competition

Director:	Simojukka Ruippo, Jouni Hokkanen
Screenplay:	Jouni Hokkanen
Dir. of Photography:	Simojukka Ruippo
Music:	James Plankwood III
Editor:	Kim Finn
Producer:	Jouni Hokkanen
Production:	Soma Projects
Contact:	Soma Projects