Movie Reviews: Sasang: The Town On Sand

2 Hrs 12 Mins

Rating

★★★

Duration

2 Hrs 12 Mins

Drama Digest

This documentary is directed by Director Park Bae-il. It’s about the poor workers living in Sasang, who were dragged out of their homes. Sung-Hee and Su-young live in Sasang, where number of people face death on a daily basis. One lost his job while the other could not keep his community.

The Feel-Good Part

Even though others don’t know the light of the situation in Sasang. This documentary helps us witness the truth about the lives of people in Sasang.

The Disappointing Factor

This documentary portrayed the lives of people who lived in sasang but all this time they were treated as invisible by the society when they are in crisis until the director filmed a documentary .

In Depth Analysis

Sasang is Director Park Bae-il’s hometown. His father, who lived there, worked as a laborer his entire life with his weak body, not only him but all the people in Sasang faced this. Their works were treated as invisible and the capital exploited them.

Star Power

We can see two men in this documentary they are Sung-Hee and Su-Young. One of them lost his job while the other one failed to keep his community. They clearly explained about their experiences in Sasang and how they are exploited.

Overall Opinion

This documentary shows how the people of Sasang were exploited by the capital, it will help us discover the truth, and is recommended to know the gist of what is happening in Sasang: the town on sand.