简介：Koreaisadividednation.Thepsychicscarsharedbymillionsofpeople,separatedfromtheirfamiliesduringtheKoreanWarinthe1950s,issymbolizedbytheDemilitarizedZone(DMZ)dividingcommunistNorthfromcapitalistSouth.Here,alongthisinfamousborder,award-winningfilmmakerMinSookLeesetsoutonarevelatory,emotion-chargedjourneyintoKorea’sbrokenheart,exploringtherhetoricandrealismofreunificationthroughtheextraordinarystoriesofordinarypeople. TigerSpiritbeginsintheKoreanfoothills,wherethefilmmakerjoinsformerTVvideographerLimSunNaminhisobsessivequesttoprovetigersstillliveintheDMZ’sswathofwilderness.ApowerfulsymbolofresilienceinKoreanmythology,thetigeronceroamedthepeninsulabutisthoughtextinctintheregion.LimbelievesfindingthetigerwillreconnectKoreanstotheirspiritandfuelthereunificationtrain. Butatiger’sstripesextendbeyonditsfur.InspiredbyherdesiretounderstandthecountrysheleftasachildwhenherfamilymovedtoCanada,Leetakesusdeeperthansymbols,askingthecrucialquestion—howwillthetwoKoreasbeputbacktogether? WemeetstoicelderlyKoreansholdingoutfornewsoflonglostrelativesintheNorth.Weencounterthefracturedlivesofyoungerdefectors,includingawomanwhorelivesherharrowingescapestoryeverydayworkingasatourguideatawarmemorialsite. CrossingtheDMZintoNorthKorea,wevisitaninter-KoreaneconomicprojectinKaesong,theancientcapital.Andwegainunprecedentedaccesstostate-sanctionedfamilyreunionsheldatahighsecurity“resort,”wherewewitnesstheKimfamily’sheart-wrenchingmeetingwitharelativetheyhaven’tseenfor50years. Aneloquenttaleoflongingandhope,TigerSpiritisunforgettableportraitofKoreaatacrossroads.…