North South Man Woman

She is from a totalitarian regime, he is from a democracy of technological comfort. She was brought up to do everything, he is concerned with his own needs. North Korean Yujin Han, after escaping from her homeland, now calls South Korea her new home. She laughs that she can accomplish anything, and has founded a matchmaking agency bringing together North Korean women with local men. After all, as the saying goes, “the most beautiful women are from the North, the most handsome men are from the South”. As she tries to heal the rift between the two countries by means of a marriage business and support for North Korean refugees, Yujin’s relationship with her husband exposes the contradictions in culture, gender politics and modern love.