Powerful, bombastic, and often graphic, The Crime of Korea is a bracing brief documentary of the Korean War. Most unusually, the Koreans are painted as tragic victims while accepted racism of the time is casually used (such as the term “jap”). This humanizing of the Koreans served one purpose: to make the communists look like monsters. The film is icily narrated by a hardened war correspondent who is outraged at the injustice to the Koreans, their beautiful cities, and their culture. Gorgeous shots of Korea, specifically Seoul, are peppered with images of brutality. A wonderfully produced film, The Crime of Korea is an enriching historical experience.
Rubin Townsend led the Korean War's greatest escape, from Chinese and North Korean prison camps. An epic story of survival and retribution. A book and screenplay by Rubin Townsend and Brian Coyle (c) 2008.
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This 26 minute korean war film was an award winning short with action that would come to define Hershberger's directing style. The film proved to be a breakthrough for Lionheart Filmwork's partners Kevin R. Hershbeger, DJ Perry and then Edward Schaefer. This film was a stepping stone on the way to financing their Epic Civil War movie "Wicked Spring." (Ardustry Home Video) Four of the main characters in "THE NEST" played by Jernigan, Perry, Lacy and Merrick can be found later starring in "Wicked Spring." The documentary "The Making of an Independent Epic, Wicked Spring" can be found here on www.indieflix.com that bridges the two films. What a journey that started with some crazy filmmakers filming in PA until the snow storm closed in!