Halmoni

Daniel Kim 2017 Argentina Spanish and Korean with Spanish and English subtitles 65 minutes

KOREA, USHUAIA, ARGENTINA, GRANDMOTHER, UPROOTING, MIGRATION, AGRICULTURE

Jo Ok Sim, "Halmoni", which means "grandmother" in Korean, escapes the post-war with her family and goes around the world arriving at Ushuaia, the southernmost place in Argentina, being the first Koreans to live in that place. There, despite the adverse weather, they begin to build farms and nurseries that are still working. The documentary proposes to reflect on the value of work and the identity of a Korean family that lived longer in Argentina than in their homeland.