A TV writer walks into conservative hell with a camera. What could go wrong?
Nicknamed the ‘heart of conservatives,’ Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) is the conservative stronghold of Korean politics, having not elected a single liberal Democratic Party member to the National Assembly in the past 30 years. From the 2022 local elections to the 2024 general election, TV-writer-turned-filmmaker Hong Youngah documents the uphill battle of Democratic Party candidates, clad in signature blue jackets, in this ‘land of the red.’
Direction
TV writer's eye turns campaign chaos into narrative gold.
Editing
Juxtaposes campaign optimism with crushing electoral math.
Director
Hong Young-ah
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gyeongsangbuk-do's 'red' reputation stems from post-war anti-communist purges that reshaped regional identity for generations.
Hong's transition from entertainment to documentary mirrors South Korea's crisis of trusted journalism — fiction writers now fill truth-telling gaps.
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