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