American Alley

Since the Korean War, some women who are struggling to make ends meet have come to what's known as 'American Alley', and area in South Korea offering adult entertainment and more to nearby US military camps. Some marry the soldiers, others are abandoned. In this documentary, director Kim Dong-ryung speaks to elder Korean women about their history with 'American Alley' while also investigating the contemporary hardship of immigrant women who provide sex work under unsafe conditions.