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Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin, a former Foreign Service Officer and senior Congressional staff, is a consultant on Asian issues.
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Opinion How a hit South Korean film could offer some lessons for Pyongyang and SeoulBong Joon-ho’s acclaimed movie “Parasite” reminds this author of the state of inter-Korean relations Views expressed in Opinion articles are exclusively the authors’ own and do not represent those of NK News. The recent triumph of the South Korean film “Parasite” -- which won the award for Best Picture at the recent Academy Awards -- was an unprecedented event. It shattered a glass ceiling that even the formidable Italian film industry, in its golden age of director Federico Fellini and actress Sophia Loren, had been unable to do. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |