North South Man Woman

North Korean women meet South Korean men in a fascinating and often surprising look at love, business and geopolitics.

Having escaped from North Korea to the affluent South, Yujin Han has worked her way up as the CEO of her own matchmaking agency Lovestorya, which sets up new female arrivals from over the border with South Korea men. Using her own marriage as a key selling point for her business, Yujin acts as counsellor, friend and even surrogate family-in-law to her matched couples. However, behind the scenes of her business, Yujin’s family life strains under the pressure of work, gradually forcing her to confront some major life choices of her own. Shot over a five-year period, with remarkable access and evocative archival footage, North South Man Woman presents a frank, multi-layered and frequently humorous perspective on the battle of the sexes, which resonates against the wider canvas of estranged twin nations.