The Tumen River, also called the Tuman River (Korean pronunciation: [tumanɡaŋ]; called the Duman in South Korea), is a 521-kilometre (324 mi) long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea and Russia, rising on the slopes of Mount Paektu and flowing into the Sea of Japan.

The river flows in northeast Asia, on the border between China and North Korea in its upper reaches, and between North Korea and Russia in its last 17 kilometers (11 mi) before entering the Sea of Japan. The river forms much of the southern border of Jilin Province in Northeast China and the northern borders of North Korea's North Hamgyong and Ryanggang provinces. Baekdu Mountain on the Chinese-North Korean border is the source of the river, as well as of the Yalu River (which forms the western portion of the border of North Korea and China).

The name of the river comes from the Mongolian word tümen, meaning "ten thousand" or a myriad. This river is badly polluted by the nearby factories of North Korea and China; however, it still remains a major tourist attraction in the area. In Tumen, Jilin, China, a riverfront promenade has restaurants where patrons can gaze across the river into North Korea. The Russian name of the river is Tumannaya, literally meaning foggy.

Dooman River (French: La Rivière Tumen; Korean: 두만강; Chinese: 图们江; also known as Tumen River) is a 2010 French-South Korean co-production directed by Korean-Chinese filmmaker Zhang Lu.

It received a Special Mention from the Generation 14Plus Youth Jury at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival, and won the Jury Prize at the 8th Festival Paris Cinéma, the NETPAC Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival, Best Director (for Zhang) and Best Actress (for Yin Lan) at the 3rd International Film Festival East-West in Orenburg, and Best Film in the International Feature Competition of the 47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

Plot

In Yanbian near the Tumen River, which serves as the border between North Korea and China's Jilin Province, two teenage boys from opposite sides of the river become friends.

Cast

References

External links