04 Jul 2002
Soldier’s Fortune
Documentary about the first German foreign deployment of German soldiers in Kosovo since the Second World War in 1995.
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The protagonists of the film are the Zainichi Korean women living in Kawasaki. They were tossed about by the war, and after many trips to and fro across the sea in search of a place to live, they finally arrived in Kawasaki, where they have lived modestly and vigorously.
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