An old Korean proverb — nam nam, buk nyeo — says the most beautifulwomen are in the North, and the most handsome men are in the South.But what happens when you try to bring them together?

Filmmakers Morten Traavik and Sun Kim journey across the Koreandivide to follow Yujin Han, a sharp, charismatic entrepreneur born inNorth Korea and now founder of LoveStorya — a matchmaking agen-cy with a radical mission: pairing North Korean refugee women withSouth Korean men.

As Yujin navigates her roles as business owner, counsellor, and culturalbridge, she guides her clients through a minefield of social prejudice,emotional trauma, and ideological tension. Her own North-South mar-riage serves as the poster image for her work — but behind the scenes,her personal life begins to unravel, forcing her to confront the verychallenges she helps others face.

Filmed over five years, with rare access and powerful archival footage, NORTH SOUTH MAN WOMAN is a raw, layered, and unexpectedly playfullook at love in the shadow of history — where personal and politicalborders collide in the most intimate of ways.