Sharing tales of Korean conflict on small screen

Sixty-five years after the outbreak of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-53), an upcoming TV series pays homage to the martyrs and veterans of that conflict.

The 38th Parallel, a 40-episode drama named after the geographical line which divided the Korean peninsula roughly across the middle through a post-World War II arrangement, will be premiered during prime-time hours by CCTV on Oct 25 to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean war.

For most Chinese film fans, revolutionary themes featuring the war, such as the 1956 smash hit Battle on Shangganling, formed a crucial part of their collective memory from the mid-1950s to the 1960s. But the theme rarely has been adapted for small and big screens in more recent decades due to political concerns and historical reasons.