SDLC 110: Cultural Post #1

[Jae Wan Kim]

I watched a movie called "Swing Kids", a fictional story about a group of dancers that formed in the Geoje Prison Camp during the Korean War in 1951. The dance team consists of individuals that were considered outcasts in each of their countries. The team is lead by an African American soldier who recruits a South Korean female, North Korean prisoner, and a Chinese prisoner. Through the characters' interactions, the movie tells a story about family and belonging. Because of war and propaganda, the characters are initially at conflict, but they eventually unite through dance and become family.