Standing on the Edge of Death

Standing on the Edge of Death

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1990

Runtime

0h 29m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

벼랑에 선 도시빈민

Director

Kim Dong-won

Description

Unlike “trilogy on torn-down neighborhoods,” (The Sang-kye dong Olympics, Haengdang-dong People, and Another World We Are Making), Standing on the Edge of Death calmly describes how urban poverty was formed, how they live, and why more than 20 of them committed suicide at once in 1990. In this film, the director explains that people who moved from poor countryside formed urban slum, and because they did not have formal education or asset, they worked as day laborers. Residence was one particular problem they faced as they lost their main dwelling area due to redevelopment. They start their day at dawn and work till night. However, these hard-working people do not receive any recognition from the society.