Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ(2024)
The DMZ is dreaming again
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ Synopsis
A cafe is growing, tucked in to the mountainside air raid shelter of the DMZ borderlands. A light light flickers, illuminating the past, present, and future. I'll see you at the DMZ! Shim was a free, one-day pop-up cafe staged in Yangji-ri village’s air raid shelter at the Korean DMZ. Referencing Korean cafe culture’s fixation on third place, the DMZ’s evolution from security tourism, to ecological peace tourism, and its repurposing as art production site, Shim attempts to intervene and align the past and present. Yangji-ri was one of many minbuk propaganda villages established by the Park Chung Hee regime in the 1960s to showcase the farming bounty and prosperity of the south for a North Korean gaze. The village was formerly part of the Civilian Control Line (CCL) until 2013 when it was reterritorialized as a normal part of South Korea.
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ (2024) is a documentary, war, history and action film directed by Kim Westfall, released on November 1, 2024 with a runtime of 17m. It stars Kim Westfall, Villagers, DMZ and Kim Westfall. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 1 ratings.
- Director:
- Kim Westfall
- Budget:
- $100,000,000
- Status:
- Released
Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ Cast & Crew
Main cast
Key crew
Directed by Kim Westfall.
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Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ Reviews & Ratings
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Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ – Frequently Asked Questions
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The main cast of Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ (2024) includes Kim Westfall, Villagers, DMZ and Kim Westfall. The film was directed by Kim Westfall. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
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Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ was released on November 1, 2024 and runs for 17m.
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Shim: American Opens a Cafe at the DMZ (2024) holds an average rating of 10.0 out of 10 from 1 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy documentary, war and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.