K-Scar

K-Scar: A Journey Along the Korean Division

K-Scar is an independent documentary project by journalist Roland de Courson exploring the inter-Korean border — its history, landscapes, and the people living in its shadow.

"Peace ribbons" are attached to the Civilian Control Line fence in Imjingak Resort.

Introduction

A Military Demarcation Line marker in the heart of the DMZ in Panmunjom.

Understand the Division

A plane turns left in the sky after taking off from Incheon Airport.

Airspace Scares

A South Korean warship in waters near Yeonpyeong Island by rough seas.

Blurry Seas

Cranes fly over the Civilian Control Zone in Cheorwon.

Wildlife Paradise ?

A sign warns of the presence of a minefield in Cheorwon.

Landmine Hell

A scientist uses computer technology to reconstruct the face of a soldier from the Korean War whose bones were found on a former battlefield in South Korea.

A Mass Grave of Unknowns

An anti-tank obstacle on a road in the Punchbowl Basin.

Border Defense

An old tank transformed into a work of art at Hwacheon Peace Park.

Border Subversion

Tourists take pictures in front of a DMZ photo spot near the Third Infiltration Tunnel site in Paju.

Border Tourism

Visitors watch North Korea from the Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju.

Looking North

Click on locations on the map or choose from the list below.

Bangnyeong Island

Baengnyeong

Yeonpyeong Island

Yeonpyeong

Gyodong Island

Gyodong

Aegibong Starbucks Cafe

Han River Estuary

Odusan Unification Observatory

Odusan

Jayu-ro

Jayu-ro

Imjingak

Imjingak

Camp Greaves DMZ Youth Hostel

Camp Greaves

Korean War Abductees Memorial Paju

Abductees Memorial

Third Infiltration Tunnel, Paju

Dora & Third Tunnel

Unification Village, Paju

Unification Village

Joint Security Area

Joint Security Area

Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission, Panmunjeom

Swiss & Swedish Camp

Military Cemetery for North Korean Soldiers, Paju

Enemy Cemetery

Blue House Raid Infliltration Place

Jan. 21 Infiltration Place

Daepssari Park, Yeoncheon

Yeoncheon

Cranes on a frozen lake in Cheorwon

Cheorwon

Workers Party Headquarters, Cheorwon

Workers Party H.Q.

Anti-tank obstacle, Hwacheon

Central Frontline

Peace Dam, Hwacheon

Peace Dam

Bimok, Punchbowl basin

Punchbowl

Goseong Unification Observatory

Eastern Frontline

Kim Il Sung's villa, Hwajimpo

Kim Il Sung's Villa

Abai Village Beach, Sokcho

Abai Village

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