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The Bitter-Sweet Sugar Empire War Remembers Women (Part 1)

G Documentary
G Documentary History/Civilization
History/Civilization
F HD
F UHD/HD
Y 2021
Y 2018
D 50min x 1episode
D 50min X 4episode

Part One: Memories of War
This content starts form how sugar, the sweetest taste of human history fascinated man-
kind taste. Then sugar became a primary component of human culture, as well as food. But This documentary sheds light on the Korean War as remembered by women who joined the
sugar trade system was dominated by European empire and it brought slavery system that war effort as combatants, nurses, or administrative clerks in the South Korean, North Korean,
had depressed African people and exploited their labor by force. Meanwhile European empire Chinese and U.N forces. In-depth interviews with these women examine their motivation,
had built up their unjust welfare. This unfair system around sugar production and consumption wartime experiences, memories of specific battles, and thoughts on their enemies back then.
had solified colonialism of European empire. But now, side effect of sugar was revealed and Moreover, they explain the limitations and challenges that they faced as female soldiers, as
substitute of sugar was developed so sugar capitalist have to find new consumption market well as their wishes for the Korean peninsula and the two Koreas.
of sugar. And they are paying attention to African countries which has been a primary produc-
tion plants of sugar. This documentary is tracing the grief of African people who suffered from With the average age of 90 among them, the women who previously answered the nation’s call
sugar empire’s greed and is looking for an effect which the greed of sugar empire has caused and served dutifully remain witnesses to history—albeit scarred by the pain of war. They saw
in human culture and history.
and experienced the brutality of war perhaps more vividly than anyone else. Having once been
participants of war, they now act as messengers of peace, praying and wishing for peace on
1st Episode : 'WHITE GOLD' CHANGES THE WORLD the Korean peninsular as well as around the world.
2nd Episode : BLOODY SLAVE ROAD
3rd Episode : NEVER ENDING SUGAR WAR Part One: Memories of War delves into women’s memories of the Korean War to unravel the
4th Episode : LISTEN TO THE SONG OF SUGAR
tragedy of war, the wartime role of women, and the peace that they yearn for in this era.
Main Location (city/country)
London, Liverpool, Bristol (U.K), Kingston (Jamaica), Bridgetown (Barbados), Nagasaki (Japan),
Seoul (Korea), Honolulu (Hawaii), Cape town (South Africa), Benin (West Africa), Havana (Cuba),
Sau Paulo, Salvador (Brazil), Accra (Ghana) etc.

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