Musan

Or, perhaps, "The Journals of Musan," Park Jungbum's drama about a North Korean defector coping with a strange new life in South Korea.

Sharpening Its Lens, Even as It Expands Steve Dollar 2011

Top awards also went to Park Jungbum, the director of the South Korean "Journals of Musan," for best new narrative director, and Pablo Croce, director of "Like Water," for best new documentary director.

'Monkeys' Climbs to the Top Steve Dollar 2011

I saw several films that I’d been looking forward to—Carnage, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy—and Tribeca made introductions that facilitated the addition of five TFF 2011 films to the lineup: Rid of Me, She Monkeys, The Journals of Musan, Black Butterflies, and Newlyweds.

Kristin McCracken: A Gold Star for Amsterdam Film Week Kristin McCracken 2011

"Genre audiences, cinephiles …" Mr. Kwok cited "The Journals of Musan" as an example of the kind of film the festival aims to win exposure.

Sharpening Its Lens, Even as It Expands Steve Dollar 2011

The North's natural resources have become a major growth engine: the Musan mine in the country's northwest is now said to be one of the largest iron-ore fields in Asia, and could eventually yield 10 million tons of ore a year.

How Kim Affords His Nukes 2009

Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, second from left, at a mining company in Musan, North Korea, in an undated picture released Tuesday by the country's official news agency.

North Korea Resumes Role of Provocateur 2009

It has invested tens of millions of dollars in improving North Korea's extraction industries -- for instance, negotiating a 50-year lease to mine iron ore in the county of Musan -- and improving access to the port of Rajin.

John Feffer: North Korea: Change You Can Believe In? 2008

In 2005 China acquired mining rights in a number of sites, including Musan, home to East Asia's largest deposits of iron ore.

Northern Spoils 2008

He is Musan (Caco) Topalovic, the flamboyant commander of the 2,800-man 10th Mountain Brigade, a leading exponent of the theory that the siege could be broken if only Izetbegovic would make everyone pitch in at the front.

Crossing An Invisible Line 2008

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Musan (Caco) Topalovic was killed in 2003.

Monumental War 2007